[When he starts to relax it's...slowly, and it seems to be taking him a while, and his grip isn't loosening any; that said, eventually his breathing starts coming more easily and so do the words, though the latter take a bit more time.]
...It's important to me. Hearing that.
[...]
I don't think I had anyone, back then. Even the people I liked... Well, they stop appearing in my memories beyond a certain point. I don't know if I had anyone, in the end.
no subject
[When he starts to relax it's...slowly, and it seems to be taking him a while, and his grip isn't loosening any; that said, eventually his breathing starts coming more easily and so do the words, though the latter take a bit more time.]
...It's important to me. Hearing that.
[...]
I don't think I had anyone, back then. Even the people I liked... Well, they stop appearing in my memories beyond a certain point. I don't know if I had anyone, in the end.