[So energetic, still, these young people, with their leaping about and rallying for their causes and all that. Break remains slumped where he is, propping his head up with one hand. The smile he casts unseeing in Gil's direction is a nasty, bitter thing.]

I'm afraid I lost count. Enough times that we were able to whittle away every single decision that could have led to that ending, and come to understand that -- it's the use of his Chain powers that cause corruption in him. That last time, the time you remember, he knew exactly what would happen and chose this fate on his own terms. So you see, I'm well aware that it wasn't my fault.

[They eradicated every single way it could have been Break's fault, and Oz acted independently. Break drums his fingers just once against the arm of the chair and reaches again for his whiskey glass.]

I don't feel sorry for myself at all. Rather, if I thought for a single second it wouldn't bring further suffering down on those precious to me in this place if I did it, I would dearly love to kill that Pthumerian, for putting us in a situation where we had no choice but to change the past for its satisfaction.

[Do you remember, Gilbert? Do you remember that time when Break had good reason to believe Reim had been murdered, and proceeded to lose his mind and try to kill some Baskervilles all alone? This is just a milder version of that same temper tantrum, and blessedly, he is actually thinking about consequences this time and staying his hand. By that same token, though, he can't find an outlet for his rage outside of the burn of the alcohol.]