[God does he wish there were crickets around. Crickets would provide some noise to fill the silence.
Oh but he can answer a question, definitely.]
Yes. It's just--
[He stops for a moment. This is going down the path of too much sharing, possibly, but Kate already knows he's a recovering alcoholic. What could be more embarrassing than that? (A lot of things, but he won't list them out now. Maybe later, to himself, in his apartment.)]
Facts are fixed aspects of reality. They... help with-- dealing with the stress of life.
no subject
Oh but he can answer a question, definitely.]
Yes. It's just--
[He stops for a moment. This is going down the path of too much sharing, possibly, but Kate already knows he's a recovering alcoholic. What could be more embarrassing than that? (A lot of things, but he won't list them out now. Maybe later, to himself, in his apartment.)]
Facts are fixed aspects of reality. They... help with-- dealing with the stress of life.
[In essence.]