[It's a poor excuse, but he doesn't have any idea how to begin giving a real answer, even if he wanted to. He remembers now just how hesitant he was to trust anyone in the life he'd had before. Even aside from that, how would he even start explaining any of that without sounding crazy? As it stands, he has no proof that his teacher would understand any of it, so all he can do is pretend to be fine.]
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[It's a poor excuse, but he doesn't have any idea how to begin giving a real answer, even if he wanted to. He remembers now just how hesitant he was to trust anyone in the life he'd had before. Even aside from that, how would he even start explaining any of that without sounding crazy? As it stands, he has no proof that his teacher would understand any of it, so all he can do is pretend to be fine.]