[Wing certainly hopes and plans to do more, in the coming moments then. He reaches out, craving contact, not just for touch but also a small bit of continued affirmation for them both. He begins with a quiet voice...]

I've told no one this before. Because it's sacred to me, in a way. But I think it's time I shared it with you.

[There's a nervous edge that creeps into his EM field. As good as he feels about it, he imagines some would not understand and he fears Drift will be one of them.]

You might not understand why right away... So please, just listen and hear me out.

In the first few months we were here, I was involved with someone else...