[028]

[oliverplus]

[Four days later, and Oliver is still tied to the same tree. He is a mess, looking utterly exhausted; his expression is one of resignation, and he is hanging rather limply, as though too tired to try to hold himself up anymore]

[quietly] It's over, isn't it?

[pauses for a moment, swallowing hard and obviously struggling with something he wants to say] If anyone is nearby...would you mind helping me down? I think I need a medic, too...

"I'm sorry" doesn't even begin to be enough...how could I...