What matters is the hope. Hope's good. He can tell that there's hope just from 9S's words. And you can be certain that no matter what, Cole's going to try his hardest to help keep that hope burning, push down the worries, and make it so that 9S sees 2B again, dammit!

Unfortunately, a new wrinkle has added itself to Cole's mind. 345 days is a long period of time, right? Maybe? Cole's not so sure. 345 days certainly sounds long, but Cole doesn't really want to judge or guess, especially since androids might do time differently.

"Is that long?"