[They're similar in that respect; losing pieces of themselves as they go along. Roland doesn't shrink as he moves, though - the radioactive waste from inside the holes in his head just seems to keep coming. He addresses Alfie directly, though he doesn't stop moving.]

Ĝ̸͙͖͍̃ȯ̴͕͉͙̊̑ò̷͎͗͠d̵̯́̈́͗.̸̫̈͠ ̸̖̠͔̍͆. C̴̘̤͊̅ȃ̷̻̉ṋ̸̍ ̸̘̽y̷̠͖̐̇̚o̸̤͙̝͑͑̆ụ̶͚̟͘ ̶̘̍͆̒s̴̙͚̟͊̈́p̸͍̃e̴̘͗̏ą̴͉̟̈́̚k̷͎̍̊?̸̬̐

[Good. Can you speak? The crackling emanating from Roland gets far worse when he opens his full, leaking mouth. Roland hopes he can still be understood, but if he can't, he needs someone to translate..]