[There's a scratching noise. He's actually taking notes. Some of this he knows, some of it's common sense, some of it he definitely needs told.]

It's only time in the end that fixes anything. I know that much.

I sort of know how it is.

Daneca, I didn't like this flood. There were too many of us. [Us. Workers. It occurs to him too late that she might take offense to being included in that group.]