[He pauses for a moment once he hears the slight accent. Regis knows for a fact he never spoken with her before.]

Was? You mean that "Fear" is no longer continuing so?

[Congratulations, you've won his utmost attention now. Regis tunes out all the other chatter to converse with this woman privately. He changes the channels to do so.]

So "Hope" is becoming exhausted by the insurmountable tasks before him? Does he not have allies?