[Rean relaxes a little at the shoulder squeeze, like Elliot's some kind of grounding force for him.]

...Yeah, you're right about that. If anything, we should just be grateful for what we did remember here.

[He turns to offer Elliot a small smile.]

I think we're pretty blessed, if we have good memories together from two lifetimes, huh?

[Even if there is that clawing feeling at the edge of his heart, an empty hole, like a band missing an instrument...

Elliot is here, they're together. They can keep pushing forward, as long as that's true.

Distantly, Rean remembers Elliot holding his hand, looking up and professing much the same. ...He really is lucky, to have a friend like him.]