[Cater had been through it time and time again before. He'd leave. He'd never see anyone from his past again. The only difference now was that he'd get a chance to graduate with the class he entered school with.

Some would believe some bullshit about that bonding them together.

Some would also believe a situation like this could bond them together, too, and maybe that was a little more correct... or would be, if Idia found his courage.]

It is easy. People from his past contact Cay all the time, yanno? He ignores them every time. They just want something from him, anyway, they're not real friends. They didn't force him to remember why they meant something.

[He takes that pessimism and makes it worse, he knows. Really uses it to dig into Idia's current insecurities.

And then agrees with him outright.]

But we're the only ones that can take advantage of this event, right? So why are you hesitating? Don't you want this memory? With me?

[He even tilts his head back a little for him to punctuate the question, baring his neck (dangerous) and making sure there's nothing to get in the way of whatever Idia wants to do with that shard.]