"I'm sure others you've spoken to were being honest, too." He crosses his arms, shrugging lopsidedly.

"If you keep spending time around people who want better for you, who support you in what doesn't come naturally... some things will probably get a little easier. Others won't. You'll get a better sense of which is which. It's just that, yes, it will also take time. And suck. And it will get worse before it gets better."

The faintest shade of a wry smile passes over his lips. "That you want it will help things along, but it'll make that in-between all the worse. Word of warning."