[ Poe frowns at Gogol's bittersweet grin. Don't make him feel bad for you. That's not supposed to happen. But... they are friends so... he's... still very bad at this comforting thing but...]

As your friend... let me say this much. I... I never said you were just a feral clown. It's a part of your identity, yes, but it's not all of it... so don't simplify yourself to just a feral clown when you're far more complex person than that.