"Perhaps." That was a worrisome thought. Maybe they were violent in whatever illness they possessed.

"I..."

It was gone, too. That wasn't right, he had an excellent memory, but it was just...not there. It frightened and baffled him.

"No, I can't...it's not supposed to be this way," he was sure of it...or was he? "At least, I don't think. Unless there was nothing before." Maybe he'd just imagined it...?