[He wants to say he doesn't care. That it's all the same to him. What does it matter?
And that'd be easy if this was just about him, but Ardyn has to go and make it about other people. And that damn title of his was aptly chosen, it really was. Because he can withdraw, but he can't not care.]
...I'll... [He closes his eyes and breathes out.] I'm not planning to stay in here the rest of... however long this will be.
[It's not an "I'm okay" or an "I will be okay" because he doesn't know that he'll be. But it's a promise to attempt to be functional, so it's something.]
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And that'd be easy if this was just about him, but Ardyn has to go and make it about other people. And that damn title of his was aptly chosen, it really was. Because he can withdraw, but he can't not care.]
...I'll... [He closes his eyes and breathes out.] I'm not planning to stay in here the rest of... however long this will be.
[It's not an "I'm okay" or an "I will be okay" because he doesn't know that he'll be. But it's a promise to attempt to be functional, so it's something.]