Busting, avoid thinking about the possibility of this. You get what you think about, so don't give this too much of your energy. That said, make sure you have your finances in order and have found a good L just in case.
The tickets puzzle me. I guess we don't know what he's been through or what's going through his head.
I think that if he was going to ask for a D, he would've done it now instead of waiting for the holidays, when it would be a lot less opportune.
