"Well, that's something we can still work with! If you hold onto that hope, I got a feeling you may see her again."

He touches the water again with his hand, a faint glow coming from it as he traces his hand across it. Something... shifts as he does it. Like his statement is a promise of reunion he just carved onto reality. Who the hell is this guy?

"And it sounds like you've got other hopes for the future. The world's... not great, but we gotta keep our chins up. You've got the ability to make it a better place, even if you don't think so right now!"