[ There's a read receipt the following morning. It's about ten times longer than that awkward pause. ]

Thanks, I appreciate that. No matter what some people think, a lot of us want to figure this stuff out. That includes all of you. You took the job to help us, after all. [ And then there's a few seconds of pause. ]

It's just annoying when it feels like the people we're supposed to be working with are in the way of us getting anywhere. [ A sigh, and a brief moment of pause. ]

Did you hear about the stuff with the Moogles of Light a little while ago?