[nods, still not looking up] I know. I know they're not real, and that it's fine. But... they're right there. [gestures to one side of the room, glancing over] My mother... she was killed by an Alter creature, and she's... covered in blood, like the last time I saw her. And Scheris... she was a girl who gave her life to save me. She looks so frail, like she's going to fade away any minute, and she has her Alter wings...

[shudders and looks away]