[He can't bring himself to answer that last question. There's a shuddering breath and then he laughs again, trying to play up his usual bravado.]
Got him good though! He was so mad, it was hilarious. He wants me to fix it but it's alright, sucks to be him, because it can't be fixed. I can't fix it, I made it unfixable.
[And he's really mad at me.]
Listen, I-I don't know what's gonna happen but if I turn into a raging jerk I just, I need you to know that I--
I'm sorry. I really wanted to be okay for you. I really wanted to save you, too. From the tattoos. And from what Flynn was doing to you. A-and from whatever he's doing to you now. And I didn't and now I can't and I'm-- I'm really sorry about that.
[He's smiling but they must be having a bad signal again because Jacob's face swims out of vision.]
I used to be so good at these single player games. I don't know what happened. [You happened. The Library happened.] I'm sorry, Stone.
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[He can't bring himself to answer that last question. There's a shuddering breath and then he laughs again, trying to play up his usual bravado.]
Got him good though! He was so mad, it was hilarious. He wants me to fix it but it's alright, sucks to be him, because it can't be fixed. I can't fix it, I made it unfixable.
[And he's really mad at me.]
Listen, I-I don't know what's gonna happen but if I turn into a raging jerk I just, I need you to know that I--
I'm sorry. I really wanted to be okay for you. I really wanted to save you, too. From the tattoos. And from what Flynn was doing to you. A-and from whatever he's doing to you now. And I didn't and now I can't and I'm-- I'm really sorry about that.
[He's smiling but they must be having a bad signal again because Jacob's face swims out of vision.]
I used to be so good at these single player games. I don't know what happened. [You happened. The Library happened.] I'm sorry, Stone.