[ It might be a little selfish of him, supplying Anya with more than she needs to know. But he would rather hear Anya with fragile hope than have her be another Chiyo, on the verge of breaking. ]

Maybe. It sounds like Retrospec makes a job out of bringing people back.

But even if they don't, Yuki should still be here. In our other lives, he was a ghost. A lot like me. That's the worst case scenario, though.