[And June, in turn, waffles on how to reply. New and Improved June would answer graciously and with unquestioned forgiveness, but New and Improved June has sort of gone out the window as of late. Real June would flat-out ask her what exactly she thinks an apology is going to accomplish, but she's not being Real June with the Barge at large, either. She's in a nebulous in-between state, neither fully herself nor fully a persona, and it leaves her tongue-tied.]

Death tolls are worse than everybody says they are.

If you're wondering if I'm going to make trouble for you, don't worry. I won't.