DV, ugh - sounds like an ordeal of an interview but you can be comforted by the knowledge that you prepared as well as possible and gave it your very best shot. Whatever is meant to be will be.

As for Brook, I'm gonna switch it up:
What if you met someone you'd had strong feelings for and it seemed you guys still had the nuggets of something that could blossom into a second chance .... .BUT, you got gobsmacked by something you'd thought you'd resolved your feelings about and a betrayal in the mix from someone you considered a good friend. Would you want to drag another person into the current quagmire you found yourself in, or would you rather sort through it as best you could solo, so at the end of it you were free to make an unencumbered stab at a relationship with the other person if the chance was still there?

Here's another one:
He's in crisis, no? Seems to me that you've been given a beautiful opportunity to test drive the Brook model by standing way back and watching how he handles himself through this process. You will learn a lot about him as a person. Actions, not words.

Shall I continue?
Isn't there a tournament soon that you need to practice for? And can we stream it so we can cheer you on?

xoxoxo

M 20+ T25+
S ~15.5 (BD)
BD 4/6/15
D 12/23/16

"Someone I loved once gave me
A box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand,
That this too, was a gift."
~ Mary Oliver