"I do," he says with a nod, "which is why I'm going to play with my cards completely on the table, including all the awkward. unhelpful. emotional. irrational. and frankly? embarrassing parts. out there for you to see. And when you hear my file? You'll get a taste of how... hard. That is for me. Straightforward? Is not how I've ever operated."

He takes a piece of fruit and lets his shoulders drop.

"It's messy. But. It is what it is."

He pops it into his mouth, chews and swallows.

"Is there anything specifically. that you'd like to know. right off the bat?"