[She pretends to think about that for a little while, but Maya knows the answer, and she's sure that Noel does, too. She's gone too far into this now to turn back around and walk away from it. She's so close. So close to finding out why it's not working, and maybe there are ways she can figure out how to actually succeed.]

Probably not.

[She leans forward, spreading her hands out on the table.]

Noel, I'm so close. If I can just... even talk to the Reaper and ask it why... [A beat.] I know that sounds worse than it probably is.