... That's ridiculous. Are you so daft as to believe every single possible history will go up in flames because of your absence in this one, specific instance? Don't be so full of yourself.
Phoenix told him to stop with the emotional blackmail so many weeks ago, but he can't stop himself from blurting out—]
—Is dying the right choice for me as well? I have done nothing right, either. If it will grant peace to the people whose lives I ruined, then by that logic... Isn't death what I deserve?
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Even a wrong outcome was... necessary. If I am not present, even to die, then I'm... I'm dooming humanity.
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I... have to do something right in the end. If it could help Doctor Klim, even one I've never met, t-then... maybe dying really is the right choice.
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Phoenix told him to stop with the emotional blackmail so many weeks ago, but he can't stop himself from blurting out—]
—Is dying the right choice for me as well? I have done nothing right, either. If it will grant peace to the people whose lives I ruined, then by that logic... Isn't death what I deserve?
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Her expression tightens as she shakes her head, over and over, before burying her face in her hands.]
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Ugh.
He takes a deep breath, steadying himself, and continues speaking. His tone, at least, is less severe now.]
If it's not what I deserve, then it is not what you deserve either. Get over your guilt, follow one of us home, and live. You promised you would try.
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I told him I... I'll have an answer for that by the time this is all over. Right now, I-I...
I don't really know what I want to do anymore. I'm still so angry at him, and...
...
Enough happened while we were gone for me to... to know I shouldn't make this choice right now. I... I really, really shouldn't.