[ Shaw's foot against her leg is grounding, a good thing as Root thinks back to those days. Her voice gets quieter, and she mostly looks at the space between them. ]

I was angry at everything. And everyone. She told me to stop obsessing over trying to find you. Harold and John tried to stay focused on the numbers. It took time before I listened and kept working on taking down Samaritan. If I got them, Samaritan and its agents, then I could get to you.

[ Yeah, that's what kept her going. The world they knew was fast changing, and what Root wanted most was to get her then-girlfriend back. Charming. Heroic. ]

It was hard, but we got through it. Got through to you, and you came back.