[...how did this conversation somehow circle back around to connections. Nick thought he'd steered it safely away.

Nick's eyes widen slightly as he figures out what Kagerou's implying, but then he just smiles, giving a soft, slightly amused exhale and shaking his head.]

Monroe and I - yes, we have a connection. Given the circumstances, probably one of the strongest ones in my life. But not what we talked about earlier.

[He's just. Not going to think too much further into that one.]

We've got some time, it seems, to try to figure something out before we get out of here.