[ pause. PAUSE PAUSE PAUSE. trying to remember. and fuck it, consistency is for hookers. ]

We were. Dunno what happened. Now we're back ta bein'... us, during the war. Guess whatever happened split him up again.

...He'll be back, though. I'm sure'f it.

[ He's not exactly overwhelmed by crushing depression, but he's certainly not happy. More like resigned that he's only going to become a part of something larger than be his own independent nation. ]