[ Alpha does actually remember Delta. Chekov. He understands the need for secrecy, but it would have been nice if the kid hadn't been retrograded quite so harshly. Life is hard enough as a callsign without knowing that - surprise! - your cosigns can retire after a while and when and if they do, you've lost that particular friendship forever.

Coming at it from an Immune's standpoint though, he'll acknowledge that's probably different. ]

I haven't met a soul to date who took having their memory tampered with in any way but negatively. But you can acknowledge the idea of something as negative while reaping the positive benefits of said idea. Is it in that manner that he seems okay?