[-- Oh, hello there friend. Goro crosses his eyes trying to look at it, but his gaze flicks back briefly to Akira at the question. The firefly tickles his skin as it crawls up and he ends up nudging it onto his own hand, turning it so it simply keeps walking along.]

... I would. [It feels kind of embarrassing to admit.] Perhaps it's a show of an old soul, but I truly do believe that we meet the people we do in life for a reason, for better or worse. We're just... naturally drawn together.

[In general, but it feels specifically that way for him and Akira at this point. With the memories and all.]

No matter how short a period of time it is, we take something from everyone, whether it be a nice word to boost our spirits... or a lesson in how rude the person cutting in line while you're getting popcorn at the movies is, especially once it becomes apparent they'd lied about knowing the family in front of you just to flirt with the girl at the register. [specific.] And those we know longer have all the more to give to us, or the more for us to learn at the very least. Of course, one should never stay in a harmful situation if it becomes such, but that's a lesson all its own.