[Well... he might as well come out and say it now.]
... I don't think there's a single thing I can say that's going to help you feel better about all this. [Because for him personally he doubts anything that anyone can say could help him feel all jolly about being stuck here. And Ace's situation is ten times worse.] But I can listen. If you want to talk about it...
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[Well... he might as well come out and say it now.]
... I don't think there's a single thing I can say that's going to help you feel better about all this. [Because for him personally he doubts anything that anyone can say could help him feel all jolly about being stuck here. And Ace's situation is ten times worse.] But I can listen. If you want to talk about it...
[Like REALLY get into the meat of what's wrong.]