"...Well, that's both better and also worse than I imagined and I really shouldn't be surprised that's the case, but here I am."

He thought Deerington wouldn't go gentle into that dark night- to hear it...rotted away is, what? Disapointing? Cofmorting? He's not sure.

"I don't think you'd be standing here if you did, honestly. It sounds like it was very...final. Chances are the final pieces of the dream holding that door open would have collapsed and taken you both with it."