Dear T,
You did give some empathy, so thanks. And I feel we had a (mostly) good discussion about the fish. I do think that talking to R first helped me.
And your comment at the end re: in person vs. virtual Friday, depending on how I'm feeling. That I only need to let you know if it's virtual. Your "But I'm sure you'll let me know either way" is one of those comments that if I read it in an email/text, might feel like you were annoyed. But you were smiling when you said it, so instead, it felt more affectionate, or at least accepting.
Love,
LT