[ the offer seems to catch matthew by surprise, and there's something...compelling about that, but after a moment, he shakes his head. ]

No, Emma doesn't need to know I've been here. Temptin' as it might be, it won't do her any sort of good.

[ because, yes, while he may wish he could say something to emma, to at least tell her how proud of her he is, how much everything she's done has meant to him, it's for the best that she doesn't have a reason to cling to him or look for his spirit. ]

She's already let me go, Faraday. She shouldn't have some sorta message coming from the hereafter.