"I suppose it is." Ford looks down at his drink. "This isn't going to be easy," he says. "We've been close for over a year. He's been there for me when a lot of people weren't. He's one of two beings in all of existence who've ever made me feel like things I've blamed myself for for years weren't my fault!" Turns out they were Bill's fault, but hey! The principle stands.

"I used to be really caught up in the hero thing. You see, if you're the hero, then whatever you don't stop the bad guy from doing is your fault! But really, it's the villain who chose to do it in the first place. It's good that you tried to stop him. It's respectable. Even admirable! But you aren't responsible for decisions they made, or what happens because of it." The drink might be hitting a little; Ford's getting pensive. "I think a lot of people here still feel that way."