"It's good to remember them. When I do I always wonder what they might be doing now. Are they living a much better life? Are they happy? We might never go back and find out, but it's still a nice thought to think about." Especially with trauma. Do they deal with it and come out of it better?

Allen's reasonings for wanting to help others started off as simply wanting to save Akuma so they could finally be at peace after having been forced into serving the earl, but over the years that has changed and expanded on. Still bad at how he tries, but that was a work in progress.