[ he waits a moment, tilts his head at her. the corners of his mouth turn up briefly, but it doesn't really qualify as a smile. softly, ] No. [ in agreement. ]

Nor I, nor anyone. No matter which slice of reality we're from, that unites us all, doesn't it? Any rational being, anyway. We're all affected.

[ he glances down at the table. ]

For an entire universe to collapse... what happened here, it's never meant to happen. And it should never, ever happen again.

[then leans back in his chair. face lined with the bone-deep weariness of a man who has seen enough "never-supposed-to-happens" happen to last a dozen lifetimes (and then some)... and the unflinchingly determination - confidence of someone who's walked out of the fire alive more times that he can be bothered to count. it's simple, really: ]

So we won't let it.