"Root," he repeats, and smiles a bit. "Like the tattoo." That's the more important connection he makes, really, and he can read the importance of her. Whether the relationship was romantic or not, love is still love, and he's glad she had that.

Huh. The tattoo she's going to have to redo, after dying, but he thinks that'll be good for her. A nice grounding exercise after the breach.

Speaking of. "You want me to bring you your tattoo gun, while you're stuck in bed? Or you wanna wait until you feel better?" Hopefully she sees the connection rather than thinking it's a subject change. "I can get you some food while I'm at it."