[He opens his mouth, but then pauses with thought and closes it again. "They"--like he can't tell that looked exactly like him. But... when he was younger. Bizarre.

Dreams can happen that way, though. Dreaming of your younger self, only in some fantastical situation. He will just keep going like it isn't him.]

...I still feel the same, I guess. About what I said to you. Being afraid... just makes it worse in the end. He can't... control darkness by running from it. He has to accept it, and not forget... there's light inside him, too. You can use them both.