[It's okay; that's the same thing Lance has been telling himself for awhile, and it's probably the most encouraging thing that's really possible in this situation.]
It could be. There's always a chance.
[He's trying to be optimistic about the idea, but his intuition so clearly tells him that isn't the case that it's difficult to ignore. But he's been wrong before, and maybe he's wrong again.
And now that he's said everything, he regrets putting all of that on her; she has enough to deal with, and so he tries to drag the conversation somewhere a little less dark, even if it's just faintly morbid dry humor.]
But... Either way, that's why I'm a little annoyed with FBI right now.
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It could be. There's always a chance.
[He's trying to be optimistic about the idea, but his intuition so clearly tells him that isn't the case that it's difficult to ignore. But he's been wrong before, and maybe he's wrong again.
And now that he's said everything, he regrets putting all of that on her; she has enough to deal with, and so he tries to drag the conversation somewhere a little less dark, even if it's just faintly morbid dry humor.]
But... Either way, that's why I'm a little annoyed with FBI right now.