"I feel the same way," Walter says.

"How we're going to hold ourselves together, or adapt, when things just keep happening."

He sighs.

"We can only keep being there for him."

The topic shifts back to the memory, though, and for a moment he's just plain puzzled.

"I'm afraid you'll have to be more specific. Those were- fairly common backdrops, if it's the timeframe I think you're thinking of."