[Geir shifts into telepathy; the air is getting thin enough that it's hard to talk and be heard here, and as unconcerned as he is with the public setting, he thinks Dirk might want more privacy for this part of the conversation.]

That's true. But I also need people who I can trust to talk to about it without getting mad, or scared, or defensive. I've started to realize that not everyone accepts my past or my options. I can't...

[share? reach out? connect with people?]

I can't really think about things when I'm upset and trying to explain, all the time. You're really open, did you know that? I got lucky.