Perhaps. You were convinced I did it for a while.

[He watches Tim, wonders how much of that he should go into... No. Tim asked what Jonah had gone through. Stick to that, no bother with detours.]

I ended up crashing at Georgie's for a while. I periodically received a few statements, hand delivered. Didn't realize until later it was Elias because he knew where I was. All of them pointed me towards the Stranger and their ritual. Eventually, I... Went looking for Jude Perry. One of the Lightless Flame, um. Desolation. I took her statement, and in turn she...

[He holds up his burned hand.]

Asked me to shake her hand.