[But it feels helpless. The word feels like a plea that won't materialize. He doesn't know why this is so hard. He thought they could tell him anything. That he'd be able to do something. He could help. That if they needed him, he'd be there for them.]
[All of them. Why does Lance feel like he's so much different? Like he's outside that circle of assistance? Does he need to back off him? Support him more? He doesn't know, and he can't know unless they talk.]
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[But it feels helpless. The word feels like a plea that won't materialize. He doesn't know why this is so hard. He thought they could tell him anything. That he'd be able to do something. He could help. That if they needed him, he'd be there for them.]
[All of them. Why does Lance feel like he's so much different? Like he's outside that circle of assistance? Does he need to back off him? Support him more? He doesn't know, and he can't know unless they talk.]
[Which Lance isn't letting him do.]
I want to help.