"Well, yes, there's that," Kurt returns with a similar laugh to his last. Has he plucked at the wrong thread? Little matter, either way.

"It arises from what cannot be changed, doesn't it? I have worried over it, too, and I have nudged here and there and attempted to tidy up, but... The resolution is pending, ja? It's frustrating."

There is so much, everything just on the edge of crumbling, and the best he can provide for it himself is patience, steadiness, support. It feels so little, and he worries further that he's misjudged any moves he might make. Is it truly the wisest thing to observe and soothe, or is it some for of cowardice on his part? What else is there, even?

"It is a little while yet until things move forward, one way or the other."