We agreed back then I'd tell you when I fucked off, and I've agreed since not to do that without someone else along for the ride.

[ despite the fact sometimes he would like to ditch the world for a solo roadtrip, he won't. he kind of expects everyone else to try to keep to the buddy system too as a result now though, because he gets the reasoning behind people not wanting him out on his own alone. ]

That's not enough, or doesn't cover all the situations in which I've fucked up and made you think you're a halfstep away from being alone forever. The trigger I was referrin' to was isolation. Childhood developmental fear. Right?