[He takes a startled breath at her outburst, hearing all that emotion pouring out.

He's suddenly so glad this isn't over video. If it was he's sure his soul would have been unbalanced from the waves of it alone. Even just hearing it is making the disquiet ramp up to outright dismay- just like it was that day. It makes him tremble, his breath catching]

I... nothing that happened to you was a joke. None of this was justified. Or fair.

[ 'The only thing fair in life was death'. Everyone and everything died. The only true equalizer. But that didn't mean everything leading to it was. Life was cruel. He wondered how mortals could bare it. His voice was shuddering. He should hang up. Right now.

But like that day he can't make himself move]

I'm... sorry. I failed you in that moment.