"I wish I could go back, you know? But the past isn't here anymore. It's not real anymore."
"Those people I knew might as well not be real anymore. And...you know what?"
"That's okay. I'm still here. I'm still real."
"And if they ever decide to come back, here I am."
"Welcoming them back with open arms."
"That's the best I can do, right?"
"It's really all I can do."