"Um, Kai? Hello? Are you okay?" Inquired Aria, waving her hand in front of my face.
"Huh? Sorry, what?" I responded, as she snapped me out of my train of thought.
"You had a kinda tense look on your face, is something wrong?" She asked me in concern.
"I, uh...I just remembered a bad memory from my past life, that's all. Speaking of which...so, yeah, I'm about a good decade older on the inside that I am on the outside. I, uh, hope you're not creeped out or anything by that," I replied, my state of mind having skewed a bit to the negative side.
I feel bad, there's this sense of remorse and guilt in me, and I just can't help but think negatively.
"Huh? Why would I be? You're still the same person, aren't you?" She frowned, looking a bit offended.
"Well, yeah, but-..."
