[She's not asking him to bounce back, really. Just to open up enough to relieve some of the weight on his shoulders.]

...You did the right thing. It's terribly cruel, and the reactions were about what I'm sure you expected. I'm sure you have enough on your plate just worrying about your own.

[A soft sigh. She's... not really sure how to bring up the thought that's nagging at the back of her mind, but here goes nothing...]

...is it just the motive, though? I... know some of us had some strange dreams and found our memories... altered [restored] when we awoke...