[ With Derek he'd remembered some of what happened before Judgement Day, he was old enough to. Kyle was so young, he wonders if he remembered any of it. From the way his uncle talked, maybe not. He remembers the story about hunting the deer for food.

He keeps his expression blank when he says his name. His real name. It takes a lot for him to not fidget. His gaze flicks to the hand on the trunk, the clench of the other man's jaw. He's upset, sure, he gets it. But he hasn't stayed alive this long by just taking people at face value without proof. ]

If you know this guy so well then you'd know that it's not as easy as all that. It never is. [ He knows he keeps Kyle close in the future, for obvious reasons, but he also keeps Machines close too. Reprogrammed ones, of course. ] Eight words.

Convince me.