"Anything I can do to help, I will. For all that it may appear, I’m not devoid of empathy. I have no wish to see the end play out as it threatens to. All of Cortex’s financial and intellectual might is fully engaged in helping her find a solution to the unemployment problem. There are options on the table that—" He drifted, eyes full of pain, then came back to himself. "That may provide a way forward."