Theta gritted her teeth. She was chatty, but she didn't want to think about things that were genuinely upsetting her in public, didn't want to have to deal with it at that point. She tightened her hand on her cane, trying to will away the frustration. "Of course it's integral. But getting angry about it will only add to the fog in the mind. It's already foggy, no sense clogging it with emotionality as well."