[She bites her lip at the last, shaking her head. She gestures with her hands as she speaks, something which isn't common.]

No, I mean... I don't want to forget everyone, or anything that's happened. But... what if ... what if I grow up here? Junior high, high school... what if I remember being your age, and then...

[Her voice trailed off, her hands falling and clasping together again. In retrospect, Ruka realized that Metabee, former robot that he was, dropped into an almost-adult human body from the start, might not understand growing up.]