We could. I... don't think I'd mind, being trapped with all of you. But this has to stop, and I... I promised Penny I wouldn't let anything happen to her while I was still standing. You understand?

[And... well it wasn't in Akira to accept what little peace he was offered. To pretend it was okay, being trapped here for the rest of his life, even if they could eek out some form of happiness here.

Maybe not this week or next or even a year from now. But eventually, it would kill him. He would snuff out like a plant without sunlight.]