[There's some silence on the other end as he processes this, and it's with some shock, honestly. He does still remember what happened to Amy, her mysterious return to life before she died.

Finally, he says, softly.] That's-- Well, I'm glad, if you're happy about it. [He means it, too. Whatever makes him happy, really, it doesn't change what Simon feels about him.] Maybe it was this place, maybe they did something to you. [Having cold skin was no conducive to cuddles, after all.

God he hopes they don't do the same to him, if it was even them.] Or maybe it's because you're special. [Even if he wasn't the first risen, and Simon is now unsure of that considering what happened to Amy and why she was killed, but Kieren Walker is still special as far as he's concerned.]