The fact that he's trying, more than anything, inspires Aaron to try in return. He'd been content to let the feeling slip away until it disappeared from him completely, but he doesn't want Daryl's effort to be in vain. Aaron has always hated waste.

"What works for you?"

He never asked what kind of lives they lived, before they came to Alexandria. It never seemed like his place. People need a secret part of themselves, something to keep for their memories, not to be trotted out and made to dance for others' amusement.

It's just that these days, Aaron always assumes everyone's lost someone.