[He is satisfied with her choice, and tries to answer as completely as he can - within limits. She deserves it.]

Stay. I'd say stay. Because I never went back, not even to say goodbye. I just stayed here.

The reason is because this is the first place I ever felt like I could be a real person. Everybody here's so fucked up I barely even register. It's kind of a nice change from back home, where I'm kind of illegal just for existing.

That and because I made family here. But that's kind of trite, I guess. I wouldn't have believed it if someone told me, back when I was as new as you are.