[Minimus lowers his eyes and grows quiet at the mention of an older brother. As frustrated as he was with Dominus's popularity, he was his only friend - and vice versa. That changed when Dominus met Rewind and fell in love, then his time was devote to fighting for his soulmate's freedom. Rewind became his research partner; they spent more and more time together until Minimus couldn't reliably socialize with him.

And he assumed he wasn't needed anymore. He drifted away from his brother, and their last words to each other were meaningless pleasantries, and Minimus's brother-in-law was furious when they met each other again.]

It's eerie how similar he sounds to me. [Minimus folds his hands on the desk.] The brother, too - I wasn't close to anyone else apart from Dominus before the war. Much to my detriment, I didn't think it was worth sharing anything about myself with anyone else.

...I feel like not having many friends my fault.