From first impressions alone? You don't look like it, no. But...

[ her voice trails off as her thoughts go back to her own experiences -- back in the day, she would've freely shed her tears every time one of her fellow mates died at sea, with the ones who were left behind only leaving her alone to cry her heart out.

but it's not like that anymore, is it? she's grown from it like most people, so maybe that's the case for the older man here. and yet. ]

It's more or less like a dam, the way I see it. You can't keep it all inside forever. There will come a day when the floodgates will break, and sweep everyone along in the mighty currents. Including yourself.