I guess not. I've been playing since I was little, but I didn't play for a while there, so I guess that explains why I haven't really gotten anywhere yet. At least some people like listening?

[And if that makes them happy, that's all Rich can really ask for. He wishes he could come up with some way to help Dennis out, but instead all he can do is wince softly at the explanation.]

That... yeah, that's usually how it is, right? You just keep trying to claw your way up from the bottom, but one wrong step, and it feels like you're right back down at the worst that you ever were.

[He sighs softly.]

I kind of wish we had a choice. Like, if I could just go back and properly apologize to everyone, I wouldn't mind having to stay here either. I just... wanna tie up the loose ends first.