[There's a low snort of amusement at her question, though he's not trying to make fun of her.]

I was just like you not too long ago.

[He turns towards the nearest thrift shop, gesturing for her to walk with him.]

A lot of us seem to have been...lost.

[It's probably not hard to tell his words are carefully measured, and passing by another notice offers up a great reason to be so.]

You could say I've been light duty for awhile, anyway. Medical reasons.

[He'll apologize later for being vague, but even if she did remember their past he wouldn't have wanted to share what happened after they parted ways. Didn't want to take the chance that she'd feel responsible or something.]