"Not necessary. But not everything's about necessity. Usually, maybe."

Another look flashes through his eyes, briefly, and somewhat indefinable.

"It can, however, make life more enjoyable."

This is where Max would tease him about the sex until Tavi irritatedly insisted it wasn't all about the sex.

Tavi merely blinks, running quickly back through his memory. He'd stored that conversation carefully, because it was about Max fighting in another world. Max, Jack, X. Resiliance, strength, flexibility; something about a kraken.

And now he has a name.

"I heard about the battle--that it happened, though not with many details."