"You reminded me of the same thing," Matt counters, because it's that simple. "You made me remember it. I've been nothing but a series of code names. Here, I'm Matt. The kid you grew up with."

That makes sense, doesn't it? Maybe not. But damn, it looked almost like he'd gotten Kurt upset. Was that even a thing? He doesn't quite know what to do with it. He does take his hand back after a moment, though.

"I missed you too, brother. But I'm here now. And we're going to keep your kids going. We're cutting down the number of MIA count for SPARTANs. No matter how you number them, they're us."