I think I'd only wind up more stressed if I cut out school... [Ion is one of those weird kids who gets all disappointed when he's too sick to attend.]

[But there's definitely something that could probably relieve a lot of the stress he's been going through if he had someone to talk to about it. And he never really had the chance to bring it up when he was talking to Luke...]

...actually, would you mind helping me into the living room? It's... a bit awkward talking here in the hallway.