You know very well you just answered your own question. *pauses* More or less. And we didn't want to risk any awkwardness maybe making things get nasty. We said goodbye last night, figured it'd be safer to leave it at that.

*gently* C'mon, Herman, don't change the subject. Are you okay? I know what time of year it is and I don't...well, I don't want you to...to bottle yourself up too tightly.