[ John would reach out, under different circumstances, but he’s not blind. He can see that Shigeru has some issue with that, the way he holds himself away, the way he keeps glancing at his gloves hands. It’s something here, and John will respect it.

Instead, he looks ahead, contemplating his own issues. ]

For a long time, after I left the Marines, I thought I’d never live without nightmares anymore. It became such a habit to wake up in the middle of the night because I thought I heard gunfire, or because of flashbacks. I stopped sleeping entirely, for a while. For as long as I could. And I need less sleep than the the normal human, so I’d exhaust myself, pass out after a week. And then I met some people who wanted to help me, and they did. I traduced me to deeper, more meaningful meditation than I did while in the Matines. Showed me there are ways to cope.

It’s pretty much on always ongoing process. There isn’t one solution that will cure you instantly. It’s a work you need to be willing to do continuously, with multiple people - your friends and loved ones, and a therapist, at least - and it’ll require you to believe it can happen. But it can.