Re: Call: Mal/alex
[Alex has a complicated relationship with his family, but he literally can't imagine "gone." He has to take a moment, wiping at his eyes, which are actually stinging. And Alex doesn't cry. He's not now. Really. But when he speaks his voice is soft, still.] I'm...sorry, Mal. [He doesn't ask for details. He won't. That's the level of trust he has in Mal.]