"Maybe it's not just telling them what happened. Maybe you should think about why you don't like talking about it, and that's a big part of what you need to say. There's something about it that makes you feel wrong, even if you know it's not your fault and it's not their fault."

He looks through a box to see what's inside. Nothing useful for them. Not in the next one either. Except a panda oven mitt. He actually looks at that, and puts it in his pocket because it deserves a good home.

Then he rubs his throat where there are red marks that match the shape of her fingers. "So the icicles let you take her down briefly?"