Shiro closes his eyes and forces himself to relax into the touch, taking a deep, steadying breath. "It's all right. It's not like I talk about it. It's easier... not to think about it. Besides, there's not a lot to remember. Just fragments, mostly. It's a human defense mechanism, to block out things to make it easier to keep moving and not just shut down, but heh. I really wish it wouldn't be quite so thorough. Others had it worse than I did, I'm sure. You had to live through a lot more, a lot longer, and a lot more subtly destructive."