[ Dammit. He never should have let Beck get close. He should have ghosted him right after that phone call, or at least given himself time to rest. In person, so immediately after getting back from Jeopardy... yeah. He should have figured he’d be too obvious. It’s too late to play dumb now.

So he slumps a little, looking even more tired and hollow for a moment. ]

I lost my powers. And I don’t know if I’m ever getting them back.