It takes a while, I know that much. And it's never easy. I'm no expert, but... sometimes if you tell somebody you trust, get it all out there, and... if they still accept you for it, it helps.

[He looks down, thinking of Izumi- of how much it had meant to he and Al when she hugged them, told them that it was okay to cry, cared for them even after they'd disobeyed her and committed such a terrible taboo. It had changed their lives for the better.]