[Bill blinks hard a few times, wipes away a tear. Hears Mabel's voice in the back of his head: An apology's supposed to be about the person you hurt, not yourself!]
I'VE JUST BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS THE WHOLE TIME YOU'VE BEEN GONE, AND THIS IS ALL I'VE GOT.
[Bill's point sets itself on the tabletop, and he keeps talking, gesturing up at Ford anyway.]
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I ACCOMPLISHED WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD NEVER BEEN TO EARTH AT ALL, DID YOU KNOW THAT? QUENTIN TOLD ME THAT! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE IF YOU LEAVE, BUT I THINK YOU'RE MAKING THE RIGHT CALL. I, hahah, I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANY OF THIS BECOMES CLEARER.
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[Bill blinks hard a few times, wipes away a tear. Hears Mabel's voice in the back of his head: An apology's supposed to be about the person you hurt, not yourself!]
I'VE JUST BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS THE WHOLE TIME YOU'VE BEEN GONE, AND THIS IS ALL I'VE GOT.
[Bill's point sets itself on the tabletop, and he keeps talking, gesturing up at Ford anyway.]
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I ACCOMPLISHED WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF I HAD NEVER BEEN TO EARTH AT ALL, DID YOU KNOW THAT? QUENTIN TOLD ME THAT! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE IF YOU LEAVE, BUT I THINK YOU'RE MAKING THE RIGHT CALL. I, hahah, I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANY OF THIS BECOMES CLEARER.