"..."

And there the walking away begins. Callaghan looks forwards again, taking a step-

-and then halting.

For another long set of moments, he doesn't respond...and then he lets out a heavy sigh, reaching up to rub at the bridge of his nose.

"...Almost as if the whole thing's some sort of dream."

That would be a 'yes'. All told, he wouldn't necessarily mind as much, because it'd give him the opportunity to correct some mistakes...but there's no use lingering over that for too long. Dreaming can only get you so far, after all.

There comes a time when you need to act.