[ Something tells him that he isn't going to have years to gather the information that he needs. But who's to say? It may be decades of playing this game without knowing if his world will or won't be destroyed.

Vincent wonders if salting and burning where he came from would actually be for the best. But what would happen to Her? If the universe is destroyed, does that mean She is, too? So long as he survives - does everything else need to? A final petty action from the least likely person to decide if his universe deserves to carry on.

Well, he might not have a lot of time to dance for Echo, but he has some time to decide how he feels about the whole matter. ]

Makes sense. [ A warmer smile. ] I intend to do the same, so why don't we combine our notes later? Two heads are better than one, as they say.