"It would change things. Knowing things about other people changes how we act toward them. If you found out I died, back home, don't you think you'd be a little nicer to me? If I knew here was all the chance I had to speak to you, I'd sure as hell make the effort."

He leans forward, arms folded across the table with one palm extended outward like an offering or invitation.

"What if this, here, is all we get?"