Okay, so that wasn't the overwhelming congratulations that he was hoping for. And he hadn't even heard him say it before.
"A... a whole bunch of things," he said. "That trip to the clinic... it was another rock bottom, and I hit it like a red headed step child. I want to get better. I want to... be better." he said. "Five said I need to stop numbing and start living, and I think I actually do."
He chewed his lip, looking a little vulnerable. "I don't know how much fun sober Klaus will be, and I know that trying to get sober Klaus is going to be no big party so if you want to bail..." he began.