"I'm very sure," he said, his voice soft and reassuring. "You're the Emil I need."

From what he remembered about the contents of the message, Alex's words were...well, they were a bit of a downer, in his opinion. However, he knew Emil had to hear them, had to know what it was like for this other personality inside him.

He stepped forward, opening the viewing screen on the camcorder while it powered up, and held it out. "Here. All you've got to do is press this blue button and it'll turn on. That's it." He'd already primed the tape to start a little before "Alex"'s message weeks ago.