He didn't exactly describe it in the most eloquent way he could, but he's too emotional to get the words out properly. It might not have been in the correct order of events either, but if he's confused it's not because of any head injury.

She is his Elektra, there's no doubt about it. Not the thing the Hand brought back to try and kill him. She's even got a heartbeat, the one he could pick out in the most densely-packed crowd or even on a weird ship in space. Why is she reacting like this?

"Elektra..." He clutches onto her shoulders. What's wrong? What's happened? Why is everything out of sync like this? It's not just the gravity or the space ordeal, it's the people on this ship. Karen remembers Midland Circle. Why doesn't she?

He wraps his arms around behind her torso and pulls her in close, even though she's distraught and might not want him to hold her right now. He shouldn't have said anything. He could have just- let her think that that's where their story ended.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said- I didn't know. I thought you died - I thought we died. At Midland Circle."