I didn't ask about it too much, but I know his mom died. That's pretty rough. That's about all I got -- he feels like he's overcompensating, though.

[ ... just a hunch, from how he'd gone on and on like he was trying to prove something. another marshmallow onto the skewered, and this time she's roasting one for will to enjoy too -- the same way she had before, letting it catch a little flame and rolling the stick between her fingers to move the fire. ]

Well, whatever, not my business. It's his life to choose if he wants to be a jerk in or not.