[. . . he'd honestly prefer to die by someone else's hand. go out in a blaze of glory, if this is how it has to be. still. . . he traces the edges of the glass with his thumb, and sighs]

Remember how we said we were in this together, from the very beginning?

[chin up!]

Even if things didn't turn out how we planned, our goals were still realized. So. . .

[holds up his drink in a. . . toast. . . well, why not]

Bottom's up?