[Pokey tries to keep looking angry, but the snarl on his face trembles. And falls, faltering and slipping towards a frown, although a sad one in comparison to the ferocity he tried to summon up earlier.]

I have to try. If it doesn't...if it doesn't make a change...what was the point of some of it? What if at the end we do get kicked out, and I forget everything, and I-

I can't deal with that. I can't. If I just forget everything I just-

[He wipes his eyes with his sleeve, doing a rather poor job at hiding the fact he's near crying.]

I have to try.