[she is because she wants to make sure it stays attached to him. but that's nice, that helps.]

You're very much real, Iwatooshi. [firmly. why it's easy for her to say that about him and not herself right now, well, that's a whole other thing, but she's very sure of this.] You're real and you've made your own memories and you've lived your own experiences and that's what makes you a real, alive person.

[...]

But thank you.