Akito takes charge and pulls Jack along, trying not to focus on the old memories he has of him and instead focus on helping Jack. Being a good friend, even if Jack doesn't remember him (and probably never will).

Anyone who makes the mistake of getting to close to cutting through. Jack gets a firm growl (watch where you're going!), with Akito not caring what people think of him, because he saw a memory once, of when Jack first discovered he was invisible and intangible. And it won't happen again as long as Akito can help it.

"I made everyone agree to staying neutral with each other, so Pitch and Tooth and everyone had a good truce. And me and Pitch became sort of... friends, I guess you could say, until he found someone he liked better." He's rambling, but rambling at least distracts him from how one of his greatest wishes just came true, even if it's not exactly how he planned. "Then he stopped really talking to me, and it was like we were never sort-of-friends before. Which makes him a huge hypocrite! Because he said I would forget."

Plume huffs her irritated agreement. Akito spots a good place to sit and pulls Jack over to it, asking as he goes: "Do you believe in multiple universes?"