[SHORT AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY TERROR AND ANXIETY. THAT'S JUST A PANIC ATTACK. Grim...

There's a little flicker of guilt because he's too fucking Catholic and he always feels badly when people wish they could do more for him. NO!! IT IS HE WHO WISHES HE COULD DO MORE FOR OTHERS!! But he still manages another smile.]

...Thank you. I consider you a friend as well, so I understand the frustration of not being able to do much beyond talking, even if I'd rather have that than nothing at all. [The hole era...]