"Well, I think so. Others may not think that way though. He's been nothing but kind to me since we met." She had caught that edge to his voice. "He was the first friend I'd ever made on my own, the only help we had was the introduction." And he was the best experience with other beings that she'd had without Blank's influence.
"Would you have rather moved on?" Scarlet did understand his doubt. After all they were the same person, with different experiences. Different paths taken, once they got to the station.