[ He sighs quietly, and crouches down next to Karamatsu. ]

Yeah, it is. And sometimes that's because they actually need some space or something that they gotta find from other people. But a lotta the time, from my experience, wanting to be alone doesn't mean that's what you need.

Screw what anyone else says. They're your brothers, you know them better. Do you think it's what they need?