Hey.

I'm... sorry. About before. I think I'm fine, sometimes, but... I know I'm not. [He sounds sad, but not overly emotional.] I don't know when I will be... and I don't know if it'll ever stop hurting.

...I miss you, you know. I missed you before, when I first came here, but... it's... different. It always hurts. If I think about good times or bad times, it doesn't matter. It all feels the same... but I can't help remembering. I want to. It's... all I have now.

[He sighs quietly, sounding resigned.]

...I really thought we could do it.

[...]

I thought... we'd stay here forever. You and me and Asuna-chan. I thought... ending up here was the best thing for all of us. I thought I could change... so I wouldn't have to count on you two to watch me. I tried.

But... it didn't matter. Not for you.

[A pause, as if he's considering saying something more -- but then the call ends.]