Cassie's first words in answer him were a huge relief. Dealing with suicidal people was taxing, and fraught with dangers. Sometimes the most innocent of phrases would be the final trigger for the person to go through with their plans. Few could actually hide it, but those that did eventually followed through. A small town like Elliquiy didn't need something like that happening to an otherwise vibrant young woman.<br/><br/>He observed her sitting arrangement, which did have some practical benefits, while clearly showing some of her mental and emotional state.<br/><br/><em>"You know how I woke up this morning?"</em><br/><br/>That started a rapid stream of words from the young woman that Sebastian had a hard time keeping up with. But the words remained in his head, so once she finished talking, he was able to run them back at a slower pace, and internally punctuating her words so he could hear them better. It also gave Cassie a chance to refill her lungs after nearly emptying them. Sebastian took a deep breath, letting it out slowly, before breathing in again to talk.<br/><br/>"You woke up after a night of drinking with your best friend, where you remember kissing her, but little else. She was without her shirt. That suggests she was still wearing her bra. Now, you're not sure if the two of you weren't more intimate than just the kiss, and you are scared that you might have taken advantage of her in her drunken state. In your fright, you left and went to a book store and bought her an expensive book for a birthday present, and secured a lunch with the proprietor of the store, went to work and came home. You told her about seeing the proprietor, which upset her greatly, and you left her again, coming here.<br/><br/>"You have had a rather intense day." He left a small pause to let her process what he said, and moved onto the first major point of concern. "From what you have described so far, I think that nothing more happened between the two of you than just a kiss. Let's see... Your friend was only missing her shirt, but still wearing everything else? And you weren't missing any clothing? Plus, what kind of alcohol were you drinking, and how much? Also, how long have the two of you known each other? In that time, how long have you been in the same general area?"<br/><br/>Sebastian hoped that Cassie wouldn't mind answering his questions, given everything that she had said so far. If anything, he wanted to keep her momentum up with regard to telling him about the events that have caused her the greatest distress. A small voice in the back of his head was debating whether the "best friend" in question was Isabelle. Another voice noted that it didn't matter who the best friend was, even if that best friend had organised a lunch outing with Sebastian. There wasn't anything going on between the him and the young baker, so it was ruled irrelevant to the current situation, and dismissed from his mind.