Fuck, seeing her like this just... breaks his heart into tiny pieces. Moreso than it already has been. He grimaces a little, and tries to turn the grimace into a smile. "Yeah. When I first got here, you were so nice to me, and we shared bunk beds until I moved out with Sol and Dave and Aradia. Fort Fuzzy was the top bunk, remember?"

He just... he wants her to be Jade. He knows that she's broken and reprogrammed, but he wants her to be his sister, just for a few minutes. Just for a few seconds.

He's also not going to cry. Even if they would be Manly Tears.