[The static increasing doesn't make him feel much better. The act of recalling it all is just making it worse. Joshua frowns, his fuzzy brow furrowing.]

I didn't. And while I can wait through three years with ease, I've also lived far longer than you. It led me to... overestimate a bit, I think.

[He can't hold Neku's hand anymore, not like he could this past month, but he can at least curl his fingers around Neku's "palm".]

I know it doesn't fix anything by saying it, but... I'm sorry.