[ He's going to worry. He's going to worry because more and more his focus is on others. Their condition, what they think of him, if they understand...

And he's especially going to worry about people close to him. For now, he's... he's going to trust Trucy. ]

I'm sorry...

[ And he truly is. Trucy is far too nice to have her heart broken by someone like him. He looks down at the origami flower in his hand, reading the haiku once more, and looks back up to her. ]

I'm going to treasure this. I-I mean it.

[ He takes a breath. Poems like this were exchanged between people back in Japan, composed on the spot for an answer. ]

A journey delayed
By torrent weather isn't
A withered flower

If a flower doesn't bloom one season, it still may bloom the next. Though, if another flower takes its place, that's fine too.

[ He's not going to ask her to wait for him to figure things out if someone else comes along who she'd rather date. ]

I'm honored to be your friend, and... I hope in the meantime, you'll... come with me on this other journey...? With... whatever is going on with Virgo and Pride lately...? As a friend I can trust and depend on?