[Shiro's been helpful enough, and his reply is far enough off base from what Geir, at least, feels the heart of his issue is, that he actually pauses to try to put together a better explanation. if he provides useful context to Shiro, maybe he'll get it better.]

I'm not trying to talk or be listened to -- I'm trying to ask. Sometimes things look wrong to me and I can't tell if everyone else thinks so and just isn't saying it. If they're not annoyed, I don't always know if I think they should accept things that way. I have to ask. And keep asking.

[he doesn't even realize how appallingly low empathy that makes him sound -- a casual betrayal of how out of touch he is with human social norms and the values that humans react to, the unspoken subtext of most conversations. at least he's trying.]

If you're frustrated too, and your princess would be, that's good to know... maybe we can do something about it.