[That pulls a faint smile out of him as he leans back a little in the seat.]

...Thanks, Lance. I appreciate that. Sometimes I think you just need to...not speak while not being alone at the same time.

[And at least he's accepted that it's not selfish of him to accept help from others. There's still a sliver of guilt over it all, but he's doing better at acknowledging that it's okay. ]

I mean. I've definitely drunk worse?