The memory isn't a problem. [ it's a bit stilted, but-- ] We made up afterwards. We-- He'd been my best friend since I was like, eleven. It wasn't the first time we fought over things. His girlfriend was fine. The mission was a success. I just...

[ he gives out a sigh, because it's hard to talk around it, and the past tense pretty much gave him away anyway, and he doesn't want to have junpei stare him like that over the next few days, so: ]

Wally died. About a month and a half ago. Sacrificed himself to save the world.