It's a nice thought, that it's all in there somewhere.

(It had been one of the problems Emery suffered from, in that period of time defined as a particular After; short term memory problems, things slipping his mind, misplacing older memories. She remembers it distinctly because it had been one of the more frightening aspects of his recovery, when he'd smiled at her and held her hands and hesitated, uncertainly, before he said her name.)