[Better than he was this weekend, but still not great. The pain is still too fresh, and he's still trying too hard to keep himself cut off from his emotions so he doesn't have to feel them. But he has people like Hinata and Astrid and Poland around to help him in their own ways.]

[But even so, it's still going to take time.]

Of course. I have no doubt that someone who has lived around mortals as long as you have has long since stopped counting. But... it's different when it's someone you care about.

[Bill doesn't really have to answer the question directly. Faize can tell from that answer alone that the answer is "I'm not okay".]

[Well, that and the fact that BILL of all people is staying in his room and ACTUALLY FUCKING SLEEPING.]