Yeah. Ne'er much doubted that, at least if I'm takin' him at his word. He's always been big on reaffirmin' he's got an open hand out. I'm just tryin' ta get there. 'pparently, my tone is shit, so I f'gure I should work on that b'fore I get ta focusin' on anythin' too big.

[There's the sense he's committed to the effort. At least, it's something smaller and more concrete to see success and failure, which always helps him.]