Squall bit down hard on the rush of almost wistful emotion that welled up in answer to that half-finished sentence. "Don't worry about it," he said. They'd agreed to go their separate ways in pursuit of their mutual goal; it wasn't as though it would be any different here, so what was the point of even thinking about the possibility of him showing up in this world?

...even if it'd be nice to think someone out there had my back...

Shut up, Squall told himself firmly.