[The comparison between his mom and a silent Yeerk sends a chill right through him, to the point that he trips over his words. He's really glad that he didn't have to hear that comparison before he discovered raw evidence of it not being the case.

Brr.]

I... I have one of my mom's names too. That's why my middle name is 'Quartz'. I think that's okay, when... nobody has a reason to think that they really are their mom, or whatever. Humans get named after their parents a lot.

It's just... hard to say goodbye. Isn't it? Even to someone you've never met...