[ This is what they like to call the point of no return. Alex would've thought he'd already crossed this, but Death can only be the beginning, isn't that so? He hums lightly, noncommittal and soft. ]

First thing you gotta understand is... People don't make sense. No matter how much you try, they aren't...things to figure out. I've tried.

[ He doesn't understand either. But if Ogata keeps reaching out to him, it's for a reason. ]