"Because it wasn't something they could do on purpose," Lea said. "More like it was just sort of... unplanned bonus. After all, being born with a heart is standard for pretty much everybody- with Nobodies being a weird exception-, so when they gave life to you and the Riku Replica, I'm guessing that hearts just sort of... came along with the package, whether they knew it or not."

"And I don't know," he said. "But I trust that my friends are strong enough to handle it, and on the off chance that I really screw up, that they'll let me apologize and make it up to them. Like one of my teachers used to say when I was a kid 'If you need to know something, it's better to ask a question and potentially look like a fool, than to not ask and prove you're one.'"