[ So distracted is he that he nearly leaves without washing his mask. He sets his gear on the mirror’s shelf to continue talking. He unknowingly hits the video button in the process. He pulls the mask from his face and looks down at it with a sad sort of irritation. He clearly doesn’t know that Hades can see him as he rubs the drying come from it under the tap.]

Would that you could see that each of these exchanges merely convinces me of the opposite. What happened to you? It hurts my heart for you to shut me out so.... [he sighs. ]

I would have preferred to speak of aught else but you have forced me to wonder about this.