I'm sure there are other reasons why I like them...

[ But though Ben searches his mind and remembers the names of a few authors and some books, the general themes of them and what might be appealing, he doesn't remember why any of that matters to him. What kind of person likes depressing books! Is he a depressing person? A depressed person? ]

I would say my life must be really dull to have gotten into big, difficult books in the first place, but you also said I'm from a big family and I was a freaking superhero, which I'm not sure I believe, so maybe not?

[ Before he can pick at that thread any longer, however, Ami mentions that she had a run-in with amnesia before, and that Ben had helped somehow. He turns to her quickly, eyebrows raised. ]

I did that? Seriously? What was- how did you forget? Do you think this is the same thing, now? Is there some... some influence making people forget things and no one has stopped it?

[ Not a BAD guess, all in all... ]