[ one of these things is not quite like the others. there there, day, he won't heckle about the second thing ... much, outside of a briefly amused, catlike expression that sobers again after. ]

... I believe I overheard a bit of your conversation earlier where you were talking about her. Why and how was it that you were separated?

[ since the way the timeline seems to be shaping up, this happened... before that particular, epochal moment of exaltation.

but there's familiarity, too, so they must have spent time together prior. a tone that fond doesn't happen at a distance. ]

Though, if you don't wish to answer that, you can pass the onus of the game back onto me with another truth.