Oh, [ he repeats, much warmer this time — it's always a nice thing to hear when people have actually good families, the way it should be. back home, none of the four of them had had that luxury, and niko, the one with the best chance of patching things up, well. she was gone, now.

still, ] Was it similar to this one, or totally different?

[ does that matter? not really, but the framework does — when they bought it, why they chose whichever watch they ended up choosing... all of that matters. perhaps even more so, here, in this room. ]

... huh. Well, I'm sure it would look real cool, once done. [ he may not understand the process, but he can offer his unwavering support... ]