Well, that makes this a little easier.

[Only, not really. But she could pretend a little, right?]

They never accepted the fact that I was one of the Awakened. I tried my best to reconcile with them, but... it never happened. That hit me pretty hard, and started determining everything that I did.

[Taking a drag now, of her cigarette.]

I gave them up on the 195th floor in order to advance. To make sure that it wasn't going to affect my resolve, and to keep them safe.