... Maybe it was. Didn't know where else to get the thing around here. Not like you can just... waltz in to the black market and pick one up.

[If he sounds a little defensive, it's because he is. Embarrassed. Hurting. And definitely not comfortable talking about any of this.]

No, it's symbolic and crap. You've got two parts of the same whole and all that.

[And yes, he's caught on by now. Hard not to. Especially after that talk with Kasumi in the convention.]

Then there's your answer.

If it feels like it for you, and feels like it for her, then it is. It's that simple.