Final Re-Entry: Spam/Video

( Spam for Dean )

( Notes to Iris and Barbara )

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[It's later. Felix has waited until he could do this calmly, and now there's something almost preternaturally still in his posture. He's sitting at the desk in his own room, a cigarette in one hand and what looks like a fairly lengthy typed script in the other. He draws in a deep breath, looks at the script, begins:]

I'm...

[He frowns and stops, scanning the paper again. He shakes his head slightly, sets it aside, and addresses the camera properly, squaring his shoulders.]

...I'm leaving the Barge.

I understand why the rest of you aren't, but I haven't stopped believing that you should. Most of you should, at least. There are other ways -- I'm hoping better ways -- to do what needs to be done, and I'm leaving to try and find them.

But-- [He glances down at the script again and something pulls sadly at the corner of his mouth. He looks back up at the camera and rubs absently at his knee.]

But I wanted to say thank you, first, for reminding me why I should.

[His eyes soften dangerously, just for a second.]

Thank you. Goodbye.

[And with that, he puts the cigarette back between his lips and reaches out, a little too quickly, to sign off for the last time.]