It happens sometimes, when... uh, when there's somethin' eating at ya.

[He rubbed the back of his neck and looked away. How should he put this? He settled into the booth and hunched over it. They didn't get too far into what happened when it came to Futaba's mother, which made him feel a little angry that something was happening to play all of this out. What business was it of his?]

Guilt's always the worst. Beats us up for not bein' perfect. 'Why didn't I do better?' 'Why wasn't I there to stop everything from happening?' 'Why do I suck right now?'

[He lifted his head and frowned.]

For the record, I ain't here to ask. It ain't my place. But if ya wanna talk about anything else, right down to whatever it is you were doin' before I showed up, I'm here to hang out and listen, yeah?