Sachiko: I was, like, 2 when Maman was able to visit her family in France last. He was there...and apparently gave me a nickname. The name is what Maman ended up using as my NKP alias, actually: Véronique.

My memory's been fuzzy since. I mean, I was a baby, after all! But I remember one particular thing...It was his voice. It wasn't too low, and it was rough...but sweet, in a way?

Sometimes I still hear it. I may not remember what he actually said that time, but I hear that...tone. And I smile.