[Boy, that instantly makes him look shifty. It's one thing to obliquely hint at turning out this way for bad reasons, it's another to just call it out as what it is: trauma.]
[Even though it was 100% plain for everyone to see, what with freaking out in a bout of extreme paranoia, booby-trapping the place, and kidnapping someone.]
It's, you know. They've been plenty supportive, after I stopped hiding and pushing everyone away.
[General support, however, isn't the same as someone knowing what they're doing.]
I've been figuring it out and working through it. I don't really need help with it.
[That would involve talking to someone other than Poppy and his friends about any of it.]
[Never mind that, again, it was still bad enough that he freaked out and took a hostage.]
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[Even though it was 100% plain for everyone to see, what with freaking out in a bout of extreme paranoia, booby-trapping the place, and kidnapping someone.]
It's, you know. They've been plenty supportive, after I stopped hiding and pushing everyone away.
[General support, however, isn't the same as someone knowing what they're doing.]
I've been figuring it out and working through it. I don't really need help with it.
[That would involve talking to someone other than Poppy and his friends about any of it.]
[Never mind that, again, it was still bad enough that he freaked out and took a hostage.]