[ Matt would agree with Kaeya's thoughts if he knew them. He doesn't think the choice he's made should ever be made lightly. But for better or worse, reading minds isn't currently among Matt's various powers--native or Aion-granted. ]

I guess I'll see if I can live with it, [ he murmurs ruefully. ] But you're right. I have thought about it. And I guess where I come down right now is ...

[ Another pause, though this one doesn't last so long. ]

If there is life, and it's good, and it can thrive--

Then I don't know if it matters whether that life belongs to my own world, or one of the others that's gone. I'm not sure you could even make that distinction. But I think it's worth striving for. Maybe then nothing like what's happened to us would have to happen again.