"I've been... away from home for awhile, even since before coming here. And while I was there, I lost all my memories and got them back little by little... even now there's still a couple of gaps..."

He got more serious as he spoke. It wasn't overly serious or anything, but the teasing, joking tone faded until it disappeared completely, and the smile as well. Zidane didn't frown or look depressed; this was obviously just something that was, very much, important to him.

"If you could draw me a picture of one of my friends, I'd be grateful."