She'd told Atton not to use the nickname anymore. But what did it matter now? It wasn't like she could do anything to him now.
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry for putting your life in danger," he said. "Sorry for wandering in here in the first place. I shouldn't have come to the island-- I shouldn't have been able to. Ten years I've been wandering and I shouldn't have; I should've stuck to my ship the way the others did, instead of running away. I should've..."
A brief silence.
"I still have tens of thousands of people screaming in my head," Atton said. "When everyone died on Malachor V-- I could hear it, and it's this echo I can't let go of. Of course it followed me to the island. It follows me everywhere."
Another pause.
"I'm sorry, Si," he said. "I'm going back to Malachor V-- back to where the echo started-- so, I guess that's an apology on maybe missing out on future get-drunk-and-make-good dates, too."
She'd told Atton not to use the nickname anymore. But what did it matter now? It wasn't like she could do anything to him now.
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry for putting your life in danger," he said. "Sorry for wandering in here in the first place. I shouldn't have come to the island-- I shouldn't have been able to. Ten years I've been wandering and I shouldn't have; I should've stuck to my ship the way the others did, instead of running away. I should've..."
A brief silence.
"I still have tens of thousands of people screaming in my head," Atton said. "When everyone died on Malachor V-- I could hear it, and it's this echo I can't let go of. Of course it followed me to the island. It follows me everywhere."
Another pause.
"I'm sorry, Si," he said. "I'm going back to Malachor V-- back to where the echo started-- so, I guess that's an apology on maybe missing out on future get-drunk-and-make-good dates, too."
"Good luck," he said.
The voicemail ended abruptly.
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