[ Matt smiles, lopsided and rueful. ]

The only choices that come without tradeoffs are the ones that don't mean that much. [ And this one, as he's said, is important. It means pretty close to everything, as far as he can see. Maybe if Matt had the kairos of spellcasting to buoy him, that celestial speed-dial to the heart of things, he'd feel like he was in a position to make the right choice. But he has never felt so finite. ] Maybe things'll change, but right now, I can't see a way to go where I wouldn't sort of wish I'd chosen the other way.