"It's a courtroom." Not the kind Dan would associate with his legal trauma, but still. "It'll be fine. The Yumboes are merciful."

Unlikely to comfort Dan much. Now's a good time to change the subject.

"Do you want everyone knowing you use sex as a distraction from having to deal with your feelings, or are you going to get out of those strings in time?" he asks, reading the words over Dan's head.