[click]--ow you can't hear me, but you did show up that one time... I don't know. It's just... what you told me last time really helped. I probably wouldn't have come as far as I have if you hadn't pushed me in the right direction. It might have just been some weird Econtra mindfuck, but it still meant something.
I wanted to wish you a happy new year, wherever you are. Yeah, okay, it's pretty late, but, heh... It's the thought that counts, right? It probably wasn't a very good new year for you- if you can even tell what day it is there anymore. Next year, it'll be different, though. I promise.
...Please, stay safe. Don't let them use you again, senpai.
[a moment of silence; feet shuffling away and his voice getting more and more faint until the recording times out]