... well.

[Does he really want to fess up to just how long he's been dealing with this quietly, and refusing to talk about it because he's Taako and talking about what you're going through is for emotionally well-adjusted people?]

... a little while! Maaaybe a week, or, uh... two, or so. It wasn't this bad at first, though, honestly, it's just... you know. I sort of figured it would just go away if I ignored it really hard.