i ; crescendo
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Where is?
[ In fear of implicating himself all over again, he's not going to say where exactly he was last, or where he expected to find himself. ]
.. .. .. No good. My talking is no good. I understanding this. .. .. .. .. .. .. But-- [ quick spluttering of Borginian ] --needing words. How say? .. .. .. .. Explanation. I need. You hearing . . . you tell me.
[ There's a very long pause, one might think the feed died out, but Machi knows a certain somebody will be listening to the very last second of silence. ]
We needing talk. You know who is.