[The music is still playing when Descole responds, though it's back to those quiet, drawn-out notes, a slow, oversimplified version of the original melody.

He laughs a bit, softly, though the sound is joyless.]

I've never cared to work out whether the cup is half-full or half-empty. If I'm dissatisfied with it, I fill in the rest of it myself.

[He pauses then; the music continues.]

Did you ever have that conversation we discussed last time?