[ He considers her answer. And he grins. It's the sort of smile she's used to, a little smug. But it's clear that he's doing the best he can with what he's been given. For now, the only way he knows how to deal with it is to get on with his life and pretend it's totally normal.

Like it's normal for your babysitter to die saving you when you're four years old and meet her later as a ghost. After you've forgotten her.

It sounds like something out of a work of fiction. Something he would imagine being on the bookshelves next to his own work. And yet, here it was - it was real life. So, getting to make new memories appealed to him. No guilt about trying to figure out what had happened before. He taps a finger against his chin. ]

That sounds pretty unrealistic, I think.

[ Ah, yes. But most of what happened to him since going back to Morioh was pretty fantastical. ]

But you would be a pretty interesting character. I think my fans would like you.

[ Yeah. They would, he was sure of it. ]