No, it's-- it's all right. I'll get inside in time.
[Can he really promise that, though? The more human part of his brain tells him that no, he can't. That he's only saying he can because he wants to get to Royce as soon as possible, because he doesn't want to spend another night alone in the post office - and because, when it comes down to it, he doesn't care about the risk of dying as much as he should.]
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[Can he really promise that, though? The more human part of his brain tells him that no, he can't. That he's only saying he can because he wants to get to Royce as soon as possible, because he doesn't want to spend another night alone in the post office - and because, when it comes down to it, he doesn't care about the risk of dying as much as he should.]