Forget about her. She’s my concern. I will deal with her in my own time. The only thing you need to trouble yourself with is staying alive. Because, quite frankly, I can’t be certain that dying this week will have the same resolution it has had in previous weeks. I would not presume that there will be any returning this time around. Things are different now.
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And please don’t mistake self-preservation for kindness. Remaining locked on those floors ensured my own continued existence. I may be dead, but the person who broke the barrier just signed my true death warrant.