The reassurance is comforting, at least. Even if he's not sure if she'll still feel that way at the end of this conversation.

"I don't know," he confesses, staring at his hands. "I will admit that there seems to have been some familiarity there that goes beyond what a normal acquaintance would feel for another, but... as you said, you had a boyfriend. Light Yagami. Maybe one party had feelings that were unrequited, or something like that."

I wonder who it was.

"So, it started when your hair turned. Judging by things I saw, it was because you saw the handcuffs, wasn't it? I got those back from an echo months ago and I think they are the same pair."