[He laughs in an all-too-wrong voice for the topic, echoing the same sort of defeated bitterness as the other, turning and holding out the gun by the barrel to the young man.]

It's a nice idea that I'd thrown around in my head, but I'm afraid it really is just a little too late for that.

[He leans back, chin tilted.]

Besides, I've learned how to play the devil to take care of better people... so I'm not too disappointed in how things ended up.