Potemkin stares at Ky longer and harder than what comes off as entirely natural and swallows. He tries to be discreet about it even when Ky is right next to him.

Why does it have to come up now, always over the most inconsequential of things. From his perspective everything feels real to him too, all of Ky's hand on his arm and the warmth of his touch. Which are things that are much more distracting than what they should be.

Potemkin turns his head and tries to keep his thoughts to the actual words being said. Which, honestly, are not as influential as Ky simply being there. "You're right, it's not completely different from myself. This is probably how I could have been," Potemkin indirectly refers to the hypothetical scenario of being born differently. He doesn't stay on the idea for long; that is its own rather terrifying line of thought. "But I still feel what's missing."