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"That never happened!" you say with a confident smile. Even as you finish the sentence, you start to lose track of what exactly it was that you were even talking about in the first place. You must have drifted off in some piece of boring conversation. Tamru stares at you, disappointed, and your cheeks burn with embarrassment. You didn't mean to drift off like that when he was talking to you. He deserves better than you ignoring him. "Sorry," you say. "What were we talking about?"

He sighs politely. "Don't worry about it." He looks around. "You know, as scary as that is to witness, it's a comfort knowing that everyone here has chosen it. And I have to admit, a part of me wants that answer. Wants a second chance." He furrows his brow. "Does that make sense? Or have I just been down here too long?"