[Well, he must be doing something right, if she's continuing to talk. He listens, and...

The rain pounds outside. Inside, it's more quiet, more solemn. Not raging, but something else.

(That it still responds to his emotions at all is a comfort.)]

I've heard and seen plenty of things that humans would describe as unbelievable. The end of a world doesn't sound so far-fetched in the grand scheme of things.

[After all, what's a little end of the world after a doom prophecy, people turning into water, and a space whale?]

And... although it may not be my place to say, I could not merely stand back and watch, either.