[Jade's silence mirrors Skulduggery's; he's had some time already to reflect on how horrifyingly transient their positions truly are, and he knows that's likely what Jade's momentarily stuck on as well.]

Correct. [On its surface, anyway. Enough for the knee-jerk confirmation, at least, until he realizes that doesn't encompass the whole.] No. Wait. Our memories occur concurrently with our existence here. The things that happened to me are still happening to me, just a different me. I think.

[It's very confusing and his mind is essentially a slice of eldritch swiss cheese. This is exactly why he's trying not to think about it!]