[his tone's sympathetic - and very, very apologetic]

I'll find a way to make it up to you. For a start? You're one of the few people this wasn't directed at. I know you wanted to help, and you're new. None of this collective bucket of fail was your fault. You did what'cha could with what'cha had.

This is mostly me being angry that I've been here for almost a year, now, and it feels like nobody's doin' anything to watch everyone's backs, not just their own, despite the fact that it's getting really damn clear we're all in this together. Whatever it is.