[separated. it's such a strong word and not one tobias is all that eager to admit to, especially since he doesn't remember anything that lead up to the other animorphs and him getting... separated.]
I don't know. [he says sharply, a little bit of the panic feeding into his voice this time.] That's why I'm trying to find them, I can't remember any thing.
[that isn't stritly true, of course, but what he can remember isn't any of this stranger's business and doesn't help him in figuring out what happened anyway so there really wasn't even any reason to talk about it at all.
no subject
I don't know. [he says sharply, a little bit of the panic feeding into his voice this time.] That's why I'm trying to find them, I can't remember any thing.
[that isn't stritly true, of course, but what he can remember isn't any of this stranger's business and doesn't help him in figuring out what happened anyway so there really wasn't even any reason to talk about it at all.
he just wants to find his friends.]