You came to mind quite often. Honestly, how could you not, what with the presence you exude in the office suddenly gone. There were a few days I contemplated paying you a visit after clocking out for the day.

This seemed as though it would be the one thing that would truly make you happy in this afterlife we've condemned ourselves to. To come to the realisation that you'd been chasing after an empty dream would be devastating. [ He pauses. ] I didn't want to see you broken.

[ Gosh, that was a lot to let pour out at once. He clears his throat, idly scanning for the waitress, though there's not been nearly enough time for the food to be prepared. ]