[ Yeah, there's the 'kind of a jerk' consequences. Zell isn't the only one remembering that door between them, though things had been different then. On their way to being the way they are now - that midnight kiss is a memory Jim holds dear - but not there yet.

He really has no excuse this time. ]

I didn't mean to scare you. Just... [ Well, his reasons for wanting to be alone hadn't changed, even if he regrets them now. ] There was so much going on inside my head, I didn't know how to talk to you. Still don't know where to start.