[ And try again. ]

I died a few months after I decided to change. But I think those few months telling inevitability to go to hell was worth more than my thousand years of life before it.

...I'm sure now you're beating yourself up for being a weird cultist instead'a the whole death dodging thing now. Anyone can tell you got messed in the head. But what you did, with- what Clear did for you - nothing of that was a mistake. There's nothing wrong with saying 'not yet' to things. It's... hard. Keep forgetting it myself some days. But to find that type of willpower to change fate is inspiring, Alex. I'm sure it's what Clear saw in you too.

You won't listen, but-

[ A door slams open. It's too far away to make out most of the voice, but they're angry enough to have that get through just fine. Will makes it worse with only a short moment of silence, Oh Shit given form, before snapping at whoever-it-is to get lost. The rest after is kind of a mess. 'Get off the call' 'Make me' 'Stop bothering ot-' 'Don't say stop-' '-her patients!'

Faerun-Offbrand Microsoft Mary quips in with 'Stop Recording' and shuts the line off. ]