[ He almost said that it was okay, but it really wasn't. He wanted her to remember him, for her to be from his time. He wanted to be a little selfish about it, but he couldn't. Not here and now. He shook his head and held her hand in both of his. Aigis still felt the same as she did when she held him in her arms on Graduation Day. Only a few days ago for him.

He huffed a sigh, to hide the hitch in his chest. ]

Aigis... please. It's not your... I made my choice. [ He looked up from her hand to her face, meeting her eyes. ] I made my choice and I don't regret it. The only thing I regret was not staying for just a little bit longer.

[ But he had just been so tired and the relief at hearing his friends' voices, seeing their silhouettes through faded vision... it was enough to let him rest. It was just unfortunate that he didn't wake up and while it wasn't as though he felt himself slip away, he knew what had been happening. He had been feeling it for the entire month, in fact. ]