Then... if that same person suddenly came back... or if you just happened to find them again... after being gone for so long...

[ She wants to curl up into a ball and stay that way for speaking this much, and she doesn't even have any idea why it might be touchy for Ruby specifically. She just can't stand the feeling of burdening someone else with this, but now that she's started... she just can't stop. ]

...What are you supposed to do, then...?