[He exhales softly, his face a little less guarded than before and he glances away, rubbing the top of his head.]

Hey Tess. No, it's not, it's really not... 'great'.

[That's certainly one way of putting it.]

Thanks. People keep telling me that, which is nice. I'm trying not to beat myself up over it but, you know, it's kind of... it doesn't feel great, all this 'not great'. I hope you're doing okay.