[There's a reason Ian didn't want to talk about this, even in passing. It's stirring up memories, and he doesn't want that. He doesn't need to remember the hopelessness that pierced through him, or the pain of bearing with his comrades through their first true loss of a friend.
His fingers twitch against Souji's, and he has to look away now before his emotions start showing in his eyes. If they could just leave this topic, please, Ian would really like to forget about all of it.]
I'm not alone in it. Torin and Nossan are the same, so there's no need to worry about that.