[ Maybe talking about it is the right thing to do here. Really, Red still isn't totally sure if it's the correct way to go about a thing like this, but for Ash? It could be. ]

...You should talk about it with them. Even if Chili wasn't there and didn't see what you and Cilan did, it was still really hard being there. [ He knows something terrible happened for those who were drafted, but it was still terrible for those who volunteered as well. ] They're your friends. It's like... being a pokémon trainer. [ He nods his head saying those words. ] You train a pokémon and you help them become stronger, but you're a proper team when you can rely on them to be there for you too. You become like... a family. You depend on each other. So what I mean is -- you should learn to talk to your friends too. Not just them coming and talking to you.