Great, context it is. He sighs and leans forward a bit, bracing his elbows on his knees. "Okay. Take it from someone who's done this more than once: there is no privacy in this kind of living situation. You're going to see everyone here a lot, even if you're trying to avoid them." A beat. "Especially if you're trying to avoid them. You don't have to like everyone, or agree with them, but you do have to get along with them, for your sanity and literally everyone else's." Because one person's issues can become everyone else's issues really quickly in such a tight space. "Which means you need to understand you're not in charge, you're not always right, and if you have a problem with something, you need to deal with it. You can ask for help, but it's still your problem." Another beat - a second to let that sink in before he brings it back around. "Like, for example, your problem with guns."
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