in conversation

E: And by the way, I really admire how you asked everyone for advice on Sunday. That’s something I’m not very good at, so I admire it when people do!
R: Oh geez! Asking for advice was seriously a desperate plea. Of course, in the end, I just had to have it out with JC in the park.
E: Isn’t that like God though? We can ask everyone for advice, but in the end you end up having it out with JC in the park.