[ As Vero steps away for a moment, Chance takes a deep breath to quell his emotions, put a lid on the lingering regrets he harbors for all the things in the past year he knows he should've done better. The lives he couldn't save, the injuries he couldn't prevent.

Chance takes another sip of coffee. The restlessness inside him only continues to build. ] It's not the ideal, but I can't ask you to join us, knowing you could die. You're still young, and I... Lyric and I have seen things that've changed us, and I'm not sure if it's been for the better.

So I want you to ask me questions, and to think about it until you can make your own decision. But if you do join us, I promise to do everything in my power to keep you safe.