"I have been through all this. Twice, actually. How about you can the speech and we get to the really unpleasant part?" Guilt-ridden he might be, may have been up to his death, but that didn't mean he had to have a break down in front of Chronos. Not yet, at least. Not this time, when - as he'd said - he had been through this more than once.

"Cry more." Echoing the words he'd said to Mick when he'd arrived in Wonderland, half a year ago now. Back then he'd felt torn up about it, but right now any broken heart wasn't keenly felt yet. Instead he sounded derisive, even as he looked right at Chronos. "Partner."