[Together, they sink. She opens her mouth to reply but all that comes out is a stream of bubbles. But somehow, he still hears her voice in his head.]

In that, I've already failed, just as I've failed in all other things. Failed to return. Failed to leave a mark. Failed to be remembered. Failed to find you in eight days of searching, now with my end on the horizon.

If there's nothing left but oblivion, then at least there will also be peace.