[It manages to draw a laugh out of him, at the very least.]

Hard to believe. Big as you are, at first glance, I would've figured you'd never heard of tears. [But that's what you get when you judge books by their covers, he supposes.]

I used to be like that, too. The smallest thing were the biggest messes. My father... appreciated that I cared so much. It annoyed my sibling, but I think they really just wanted me to be happy.

[And, when he really stops to think about it...]

It's nice to be able to weep again. To not... feel terrible about it.