... [Eley paused when he realised that the boy had stopped moving. He looked at him, a little concerned now. He really had no memory about his kidnapping? But there were still fragments from before that. He still seemed to recognise him in some small way.

Eley wasn't exactly the best at comforting people and though he liked them he didn't know much about how to interact with children either. But he couldn't leave him standing like that... so he came back and crouched in front of Spock.]

If it hurts, do not try to reclaim your memories with thought alone. We will go from here and rebuild them as time passes, yes? You will be experiencing things all the time. Perhaps they will prompt your old memories.

[Or this would wear off eventually... or perhaps he would be stuck like this, in which case he would have to start again. Eley hoped that wouldn't happen...]