[ A bit of the focus ebbs away. Still Certain, definitely, but the thread of thought is unraveling. A voice like waves receding. ]

I... picked it up from you. ...Humans in general.

I used to think your lives were pointless. Less than a century compared to the infinite that lies after. Makes all your struggles insignificant. But... It's- You put so much of yourselves into it. Even when- Especially when you know it's pointless. Made no damn sense for the longest time, but after I broke, it... Suddenly it clicked. None of it mattered, but it wasn't pointless. It was everything behind it all. The-Your emotions, your hopes, that drive to keep- just keep doing. It's.

[ The voice cuts off, but the feeling behind it sounds like Alex's own voice when he talks about Clear. It's priceless. Beyond any words or attempt at description. It's beautiful. ]

You thought-think-whatever, that what you did was wrong- the whole dodging death thing, and you were stringing people along. False hopes and that. But to me you were faced with inevitability and told it to come back later. Do you know how insane that is? The fact you did it at all is breath-taking- and you did it for two years, every day, giving hope to people in a hopeless situation. I Wish there were more people like you in the world, Alex. I-

I- give me a moment.

[ He's unraveling. Gotta stay on point here. Give it a minute. Take a breath. Rewind. ]