The hell it was. [That's grumbled beneath her breath, because Sam surely does not believe it, even if it's clear that Shinjiro does. But how could it be better? One less Dreamer? No lack of Nightmares? Disturbances, now?]

Okay. I won't say what happened wasn't fucked up. It absolutely was. I'm not naive enough to deny it. But it wasn't just you! It wasn't all your fault!

[Unspoken: even if you're acting like it is.

She has to snort at his next words. Maybe he's right. Yeah, probably. Not the first time Sam has heard it.]

Yeaaaahhh, I don't have a shrink yet, but even my therapist is having a field day with my Dreamer persona. Things have kind of tanked with my family.

[Probably not that much of a surprise, since there were probably some Stepford vibes when Sam had described them in the past.]

Don't ditch me again. Please?