[How to know Hiro Hamada's feeling terrible: he's leaning into her hand instead. It's comforting, at least, and he knows she understands. It's kind of awful that way.]

...I know you're right. It got a little easier back home, too. But then I came here and he was here and it sort of felt like going backwards? But now he's gone again. So...just gotta go forward again...right?