Whatever the tone is, even when Milo moves on, the words still bother Steve. "I don't have to be right," he insists. "I just - I've seen things like this go bad before. I don't want to be the person who lets it happen again."

Maybe someone who has clearly been here a long time will understand that. But maybe not. It doesn't change how he feels, all the same. He doesn't think he's wrong.

"Are you the only person who can do this? The illusions, I mean." Because that's really what Steve is here for: a way to help his friends who might want to leave.