Things have crystalized into a plan for the Gabester! (thanks, Wes). I pull back for a bit, let her taste reality while getting my butt back into gear, and heavily acting "As-If" with each contact. With S5, it'll never be true darkness, just "gray", so this small snapshots of me will serve their purpose.
Then I'll slowly dip my toes back into the water. I'm expecting something seasonal here, as W tends to have a 'high' during the summer months, then slip into a depressive funk come the start of Fall (that's autumn, Jo ).
I was missing the "As-If' piece and this left me open to worrying too much about W's reactions. Now that this piece to the puzzle is in, I'm clear.
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