[Ian's smile tightens, just a little, and if one of his hands has balled into a bit of a fist well that's just because he would really like to get off this topic please.
Believe him, Ucchii - he's spent a lot of time thinking over things they could have done differently, wondering if anything would have changed if they'd known a bit more about Silver's plans or the Earth's Melody. Not everything ended the way Ian wanted it to, but... that doesn't mean it didn't all end the way it needed to.]
There's not a lot I could say that would help, Ucchii.
[And ouch that's painful to admit, even if he's doing so with a smile.]