"Were... Are... Will always be..." He stared blankly at the computer for a moment, and then pinched the bridge of his nose with a sigh. "You don't know- but how could you. Ha ha. I'm a fucked-up piece of shit and always will be, but someone sent you to cut me down. Someone remembers me." He tried to recall exactly what he'd said to her last week, but it was a bit of a patchy memory. He had to believe in this, though, he had to.