[Meril, incongruously, lets slip a little smile.] It is not my nature, Nariko. You know that. And I have not been alone -- Greg has been there with me. We have been getting through this together.

[Not necessarily well, not necessarily in a healthy way, but together. (Make of that what you will, Nariko!)]

But it is why I came out. I know how you must be feeling right now... and I hope a sympathetic ear can help you.