Truth be told, there is still a part of Walter internally flailing, but if there's a place online where people are least likely to feed into any of his anxious thoughts - about his appearance, his voice, or just the choice of game - it is here.

He clings to that thought like a lifeline.

"As ready as I'll ever be," Walter says.

"And you?"

It's practically a time-waster question, but that doesn't make it any less important. Benjiro's well-being is as important here, too, if not more.