Who says you have to listen to everyone? [There's a small shrug and his gaze suddenly shifts from Mary down to the flowers again.] Maybe they're right, maybe they're not. But isn't the whole point doing what you think is right? The world's a really big place and there's a ton of scary stuff out there, but there's a ton of good things, too. I don't like that it's unpredictable and...sometimes bad things happen to good people.

But somebody really wise once told me that you've gotta get up from whatever happens, all the time. If we let the bad things stop us every time, good things couldn't keep happening. [He's still kind of upset Tadashi could say that about his own death, insinuating that the two of them could pick up and carry on, but...there's still truth there. And they're together now and nothing bad has happened to them in Cerealia, so it's okay.]

So maybe you should be braver and things aren't as scary. But don't be too hard on yourself if it takes a little time to really believe that. [There's a pause.] And...it's fine. I mean I had Tadashi and my aunt growing up, so it's okay. I was really too young to remember a lot about them anyway.