[That little bit of hope he hears, that makes him smile. He speaks softly.]

They do.

[He lets that sit for just a moment.]

Not everyone does... People have seen... great loss... great pain... life is hard... especially for those... who remember... Scars the heart...

I think... the world goes... through many apocalypses... before its end... it is not the end... People are learning... adapting... there are settlements... outposts... there are survivors... there is ... so much green... some loss without humans... some growing greater... better and worse... life carries on... It will be... a long time... but I hope... the people heal...