[Maria sees him go back a couple steps, and she lifts a hand imploring almost, before lowering it with a concerned, saddened expression. This wasn't going at all like how she expected. Why didn't he know her?]

But...you look just like him. Your name is Shadow, right? [Slowly, she sank down onto the colosseum steps to sit. She could feel the vibrations of the music and she clenched her hands in her lap.] The Ultimate Lifeform? [She smiled a little, still worried] Did something happen to you to affect your memory?