[...well. He walked right into this heavy silence. Which...happens, it's not the worst thing in the world, he fails to convince himself. Because it kinda feels like it is? Because he's kinda disappointed, and worse, he kinda feels like a disappointment. Which is why he generally avoids...a lot of things, actually. He scrubs a hand over his face]

...Sorry. I'm not really used to this. Talking. About stuff that matters. So it's not that I don't... It--it's just surprisingly hard!