[Normally, he would. He'd change the subject, avoid any kind of serious emotional answer. Normally, Ace would fight tooth and nail to avoid having a serious conversation.

But...

There's something about this. Some heavy feeling in his chest, a pain that hurts more than anything he's ever felt before in his life. A pain that he's so desperate to cling to, because it means something important.

He just... can't put his finger on it.]

... people I couldn't possibly know and things I couldn't possibly have done, huh? [Ace pauses, thinking for a good long moment, before saying so, so quietly: ] That's a pretty good description, honestly.