[fail!locked to nena and motoko // voice]

[his voice is quiet, his breathing labored]

It's like before. It feels like before.

I need help. I. I. I can't think properly, my head, it...

[there is a series of low thumps, perhaps something falling over, or someone slipping out of a chair]

I need you to fix me. I need you.

My office, I... help me.

[and then, barely audibly]

I can hear it...?