... Writing to him? [ He tilts his head to one side, because that thought never occurred to him. ] It's not a bad idea, I guess. I don't know how it would help him because he's ahead of me and he already knows what he needs to do, but- maybe if I start to forget more, the notes will help. If I find them, anyway.

[ He pauses for the briefest of seconds. ] Thanks, Jesse.

[ That feeling of wanting to help her in return is steadily growing, but what can he do? He doesn't have a lot of assets at his disposal right now, and nothing that seems like it would be useful to her. Maybe he's hurting her more than he's helping. She certainly seems more upset. ]

It was just a suggestion, probably a bad one. [ He shakes his head again, but his attention is immediately drawn to her when she stands up and her hands come to rest on his elbows. ]

I have been listening, and I do believe her. But- I'll really listen now.

[ He means it, but what he's less confident about is how he'll ever begin to learn to believe in himself. But maybe that will come with time. ]