[That certainly is one way, hence why the last time something of this sort happened Zacharie had called it 'crashing'. It was close enough to that unpleasant sensation when the game froze. Not fun.]

Perhaps. I-I do not die unless the end is reached. But I hope that is not the sort of ending I need.

[His Mirror may want it but Zacharie himself does not.]

...and I am sorry, Pablo, for how things turned out. W...with our game, I mean.

[It was inevitable, but that doesn't mean Zacharie didn't feel bad about it.]