[oh...all of this is very familiar to some of the things she's heard from others and even what she's felt herself, but the monster adds a new layer of absolute despair to it all.]

It's hard, isn't it? When all you wanna do is dive through the rift and reach them, and reassure all of them that they'll be alright. Take on their burdens for them. [...] I don't think I'd say it was a matter of not being strong enough though. These monsters and the things they're doing to us...they're meant to take over entirely, no matter how strong or powerful we are.