[ Hey, he wasn't always sad! He used to be totally content being a cog in the machine. Then an old, hot priest and new daughter came into his life and made him realize the scope of the world beyond his home and he had a whole crisis about it. Now he has very deep seated depression! Yaaaaay!!!! ]

...You're still confusing, Operator Flamebringer. [ ... Small sniffle. ] I'm sorry. I just... this isn't easy. And I never expected it to be, but when I'm doing everything I can, it really hurts to hear someone tell me I'm not doing good enough.