It does make me think.. the doors must unlock, and the barriers must drop, after we all fall to slumber.

[ there's a sympathetic look to that, because Oh My God Did They Try, but the side comment, idle as it is...this concern makes the frown on his face soften, though, into a small smile. ]

You didn't - not as far as I nor Jiaoqiu's very thorough doctor's lookover could tell. [ warmly. ] And... I think, despite the worries and the outcome, it was worth trying. We all felt quite a bit of despair at the realization - it says something that your first thought was to take action.