[That's the first, kneejerk response. Yes, it is his job. He's their leader. He's the one who needs to be in control, to be able to come through. He shouldn't be hurting. He...]
[Luna is yowling. That's how he knows he's stopped petting her.]
I thought I was doing all right, you know? Slowing things down. Not... trying to take care of everything.
[He'd actually gone out and gotten a little tipsy, even. Which never would have happened before he'd spent so much time here.]
Now this happens. And it's like being back at square one.
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[That's the first, kneejerk response. Yes, it is his job. He's their leader. He's the one who needs to be in control, to be able to come through. He shouldn't be hurting. He...]
[Luna is yowling. That's how he knows he's stopped petting her.]
I thought I was doing all right, you know? Slowing things down. Not... trying to take care of everything.
[He'd actually gone out and gotten a little tipsy, even. Which never would have happened before he'd spent so much time here.]
Now this happens. And it's like being back at square one.