[ Hearing it out loud is definitely something that - doesn't help necessarily, but it is something he needs to hear. Royce thinks about it, quiet and curled up. ]

I didn't have anybody for a long time. [ He mumbles. ] And then I had Merrick, and then - I didn't, I very much did not have Merrick, and... [ Deep breath. ] All at once, I had so many people. I had Gwen, and Hadrian. Myron, Arista. [ A beat. ] You. Emily. Tifa.

It's more than I've ever had. It feels like - like flukes.