I sort of mentioned it, but it's... it's okay. Everything's just crazy right now. [She wraps her arms around herself and hugs anyway, despite her forgiving words, more unsure than ever about what she's doing. Willow doesn't know what she's getting into, she's probably being presumptuous, why would he want some stranger to talk to him...

But she has to do it now, so she verbally leaps right into it, blurting out her words. It's her usual approach to saying something she doesn't want to say. It comes out rushed and earnest and scared of his reaction.]

I won't sneak up on you again. I'm sorry-- about earlier. I know this is really hard, but... on the way over, I was thinking. I saw that Feferi didn't recognize you. I didn't mean to snoop, I just-- maybe they're from before you met them? Time wise.

I know what I said, but Eridan wouldn't forget someone that was important to him. And you... must be important to him. It's the only answer I can think of.