I'd rather be over-stressed than acclimate to that.
[He says it without hesitation, even if it's not judgemental; it's not like Ephemera's advice is bad, but it's not an option Lance is willing to go with. He's absolutely not going to go back to that frame of mind.
The questions earns a shrug from Lance too.]
I am. This is not official, formal therapy, so don't say anything you don't want me telling the first person I feel like gossiping with.
[It's a joke, obviously; he's not just going to go tell anyone anything. But this is definitely also not any sort of formal discussion, and so it still counts as taking the day off. Right? Right.]
no subject
[He says it without hesitation, even if it's not judgemental; it's not like Ephemera's advice is bad, but it's not an option Lance is willing to go with. He's absolutely not going to go back to that frame of mind.
The questions earns a shrug from Lance too.]
I am. This is not official, formal therapy, so don't say anything you don't want me telling the first person I feel like gossiping with.
[It's a joke, obviously; he's not just going to go tell anyone anything. But this is definitely also not any sort of formal discussion, and so it still counts as taking the day off. Right? Right.]