"No, it doesn't help," Boober agrees, tilting his head and if puzzled by that takeaway from what he'd said. "It's not like anything could, when you're still missing someone. But that includes trying to keep it in, too."

He crosses his arms with a scowl.

"If you're going to be hurting anyway, what reason is there to pretend you're not? Then you're still hurting, and you'll drive yourself nuts trying to force it all down."