[He knows that part of it is the need to isolate himself, just as he knows that Livio will pinpoint that. But it's more than that. He doesn't know how to move forward. And as someone who has always refused to let himself wallow, he can't imagine trying to shoulder that burden with others.
Not yet.]
I need you to understand that, okay. I'll come home once I'm ready. I'm... not trying to avoid everyone forever. But I need to understand things. Find my own way forward. And until then I need to be by myself.
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[He knows that part of it is the need to isolate himself, just as he knows that Livio will pinpoint that. But it's more than that. He doesn't know how to move forward. And as someone who has always refused to let himself wallow, he can't imagine trying to shoulder that burden with others.
Not yet.]
I need you to understand that, okay. I'll come home once I'm ready. I'm... not trying to avoid everyone forever. But I need to understand things. Find my own way forward. And until then I need to be by myself.