...I do, but now I know that Avalon doesn't care about dying.

[ He looks up and gives Shaw a mirthless smile. ]

So my solution clearly didn't fix anything, either. In fact, it just caused a bunch of other problems, and now I'm exhausted.

[ It's something the puppies have helped, so it might not be as outwardly obvious as usual. He looks back down, watches the little one he's holding yawn. ]