[ he blinks, then smiles a little helplessly, looking tired and sad and a little fragile for a moment. ] Well, I have to hope that's what He was thinking. [ that humanity was too important, that humanity choosing its own path was too important to risk interfering in, even unintentionally.

but the idea of feeding god.. he drains his glass of wine and sets it back down on the table. ] No, it's.. Thank you, that's really sweet of you to offer, but I think I just have to be, uh.. strong. I think. It might even be.. easier here, without Michael around missing his parent.

[ speaking of being here and all.. ] Do you need to contact your Jon, by the way? I-- I just realized I sort of kidnapped you.