[That catches him completely off-guard and it takes him a long moment to recover.

...The mix of emotions through the crystal can be best described as "what the fuck, kimbley".]

I... That isn't important to me. I know it was and that's what you remember, but things changed. I can't tell you exactly when they changed, but it stopped being about how useful you were to me.

You're my friend, Kimbley. Failure - yours or mine - isn't going to get me to stop seeking you out.