I see. [ A couple more pieces of the puzzle fell into place. ] I'm hoping this isn't too disorienting for you. [ She can't say that she'd be able to do much to alleviate that feeling, but she empathizes. ]

It's nice to meet you, Hana.

If you don't mind me asking, how young was I when we met previously...? [ That would give her more context with what would have been going on in the kid!Nanoha's life at the time, much as it was weird to refer to that version of herself so familiarly. On the one hand, it was her; on the other, it wasn't her memories.

This was not something they taught in the Academy. ]