[ Okay, so that's a definite no. She's just like Noct, then, and he can't help a sinking feeling in his gut at the realization. If she's forgotten, then she must've gone back into stasis too, which makes him the ultimate chump for not even realizing she was gone in the first place. What kind of a friend is he?

It also means he has a lot to explain that she probably isn't going to like to hear, so he's grateful when she pulls the snowmobile to a stop. Without the wind stinging his eyes and face, it's a little easier to speak, and he needs all the help he can get with that right now. ]

N-no, it's not that, it's... [ Where does he even begin? He's not the greatest at explaining things at the best of times. May as well just come right out with it. Blunt, to the point. Not padded like the way he usually puts things, and the words feel coarse in his mouth. ]

You were here before. And by here, I mean El Nysa. You must've gone back into stasis and...forgotten.

[ So...there's that. ]