[ there it is. It pains Rung to see his face so full of rage and grief]

Then at least you tried. At least you did everything you could to save them. At least you live knowing you did what you thought was right.

[ The fire burns on his plating, the memory of the crash. No one survives but him. He did everything he could for them and even if the crash was not his or anyone's fault... ]

Luck can be that string of hope, but its what you do with that string that matters. You can't predict everything. You can't know all the outcomes. The death to pile or the lives saved.

Resilience is a wonderful trait. but it is also a the knife as a hilt. Luck runs out, people betray your best intentions.

[ Froid vanished... but how long will secrets stay buried... its why he told Ratchet anything at all]

There may be a day you have to choose between something you should never have to choose between.

I can't stop your heroism, I can't stop all the pain. I can't erase the damage or cure your trauma with a snap of a finger.

But what I can do is warn you. I can only stop the hurt from being worse.

I don't want to be the bad guy. I'm simply the mech who's watched countless others destroy themselves for the "greater good". Signed off on it even, even if I shouldn't of.

I ... [ That unwavered voice sombers and quiets slowly. ]

I'm simply... sorry you ever had to suffer this at all.