"I think I can relate to that. It's like a prerequisite to being one of us, isn't it? 'Must have fucked up at some point in their life.' You just got the...really short end of that particular stick, I guess." Ann shrugs. "I think anyone who tries instead of just giving up is worthy of a little faith."

(She's not thinking at all about the Akira of her original timeline, who chose to take the easy road--who gave up, and took Yaldabaoth's deal, instead of fighting.

She loves him. She's here because she loves him enough to fight for him; to fight for all of them.

She's not thinking about the fact that he didn't love them enough to do the same--or that fact that she's not sure she'll ever be able to forgive him for that.)