Happy endings can be more complicated than it sounds, but, I do intend to try. ( if not for himself, for Emma. She deserved that happiness, and as long as their story was told in tandem it meant happiness for both of them, and nothing less. it is difficult to say his goodbyes to the people that matter, of course, but it would be more difficult to disappear without saying them.

so you're getting a proper goodbye before this is all said and done, Maya. Deal.

better if she goes? well honestly that might be so. it's a lot to ask of anyone, the weight of righting the wrongs of the universe. still, he doesn't believe she's no help at all. it isn't the first time she's mentioned that sort of fear to him, actually, it's just the first time he has a voice to respond. )

Have you ever looked at the inside of a watch? ( this is the clear start of a life lesson but no, he's not gonna start it until she answers. )