She's not going to get a revision. He doesn't have the words to really describe why he feels the way he does, not without digging into the whole mess of baggage that is his childhood. He hadn't had much luck with counseling as a kid, being that he was so scared most of the time and stubborn as heck to boot. He wasn't going into all that with a stranger.

But she seemed to let it go eventually. He nodded, not really able to look up at her. "... It's complicated."

"Yeah, yeah, I got it from here." As much as he doubted he would get permission, it was also kind of nice to know someone is in his corner.