[ maya has a lot of regrets about having this conversation, actually. ]

[ the worst thing is that there's a note of familiarity as he describes his situation. maya knows what it's like to be an unwanted child. and she can't help but feel a little bad, event though she doesn't want to, even though this guy is clearly unhinged. ]

He probably.... wanted a brother. [ hard to say, she didn't know the guy. ] And maybe part of you did, too. Or at least... some kind of family. Since your dad is a jerk. Even if you two were completely different, if you had grown up together, you might have gotten to like him.

[ and maybe he isn't as chill about it all as he'd like to be. ]

Until you make your peace with him, I don't think he's gonna go away.