[ Reaper's not sure if he told her. It was something most people knew about though, back home -- the mysterious Ark. A ship, most people thought, but no... a fucking metaphor, alien technology that they learned may not be so alien after all. ]

Yeah. Most of 'em shouldn't have been able to, the way they were tore up. It was on the way back to Earth from Olduvai -- going through the Ark's never fun, but that trip was... the worst. [ He exhales. ] Told me it was my fault they were dead, my fault they were going to die. That I should just end it, and maybe that'd make it up to them. I almost did.

[ He looks at her, really looks at her now, tries to catch her gaze if she'll let him. ] Like I said. You don't need ghosts.