[Matoba pauses in his reminisce to blink at Ish, in apparent surprise.]

Innocent... Haha, is that right? I guess so.

[That might be the first time anyone has ever described his childhood that way, but he can see how she might arrive to that conclusion. What an interesting place this is, indeed, when no one knows who you are.]

[A question far too dangerous to give any weight to, Matoba pretends to consider it with a roll of his shoulders.] Go back.... Regression isn't something I aim for. Those who are stuck looking back cannot look forward. I have no desire to be hung up on such things.

[Which is as true as it gets. He reaches towards the tower, lofting a brow as he recalls how it shook from Ish taking a card- but, thanks to the mini-collapse she caused, the corner of one of the cards is sticking out slightly from the rest. So Matoba carefully teases at the edge of it until he can pinch it between his fingertips, and lightly remove it from the structure.]

"If you were stranded on a desert island, what 3 things would you want to bring with you?" Ah, a classic.