[ Again he shuts his eyes, just letting it sink in. He's pretty pale. When he reopens his eyes he'll stare up for a minute, his gaze far away, before focusing on Senri again. ]

... I don't know if I could tell you what I was thinking, either. It's hard to parse it all, even now. Even so ... [ he shakes his head. ] I had wanted to talk to her, but not then. Certainly not like that.

It's definitely not something that will happen twice. [ heavily. ] ... thank you for talking to her, Senri. She needed a friend when I couldn't be. ... I want to apologize to her, but I'm sure she needs space. I'll send her a note, soon.