[As Hayame speaks, Liem tries to imagine the man who would inspire those words from a woman so reluctant to ever speak of warmth and kindness. It's obvious that she has rarely experienced either in her life, but from the way she speaks of Yubari, he must have been one of the rare people who had been both willing and able to give them to her, in whatever small ways their lives permitted. He knows from experience how meaningful that can be.]

That's high praise. But why do you say he cared too much for you?

[Now he does look up at her, seeking her face as they pass by deserted intersections and abandoned storefronts. What had she done, he wonders, that might have been a burden on this brother whom she so cared for? Perhaps just existing had been enough, as it had been for him.]

Was he who you spoke of before, in the dream? The one who you said would be better off without you.