That's still a whole lotta stuff to go through... But it sounds like you guys have a pretty solid support network, huh? And if everything turned out all right in the end, that's good.

[Otherwise it's just a bunch of time and lives wasted and THAT'S ALWAYS DEPRESSING...]

Mm... Well! You guys sound strong, so I guess that's not super surprising. [A little, quirking smile follows. He looks like he's about to say something else, BUT THEN - someone's up on the stage at the mic, calling for Rise again.]

Ah— Looks like they want an encore.