Life On The Inside

Ty's pretty well broken at this point, he's been there for 6 days. The worst part of seeing a person in shame is the knowledge that they cannot remember what they did to get there.

He blacked out around 4:30am, I knew it when it happened too, and after that he remembers nothing. Apparently, on top of picking a fight with some Japanese folks, he resisted arrest, shoving and biting one of the officers, which is why, we suspect, he wasn't allowed a phone call for 5 days.

I made my statement today down at the Harajuku Police Station, took about 3.5 hours total, going over the details of that night which were largely still a mystery to the police, and Ty too for that matter. They asked a lot of questions about Ty as a person, and his nonexistent history of violence or aversion to police authority. I defended him as well as I could, and in my statement I painted a pretty clear picture that he's a responsible, caring person who went a little too far this time around. The Lieutenant and the Interpreter seemed to enjoy my company for what it's worth, and though the experience was akin to all the old movies you see of well, police questioning, all in all it went pretty well. It seems now they understand that this kind of thing is extremely out of character for him, which is good.

Talking to Ty personally was the hardest part. It's hard to imagine the vast difference of worlds between one side of that glass and the other. It was hard for us both, talking, especially for him hearing the things that he had done. He told me personally that there is no way on Earth I should feel in any way responsible for the position he is in, after I mentioned feeling bad for leaving him how I did. He'll be there for at least another 5 days, maybe Thursday if his lawyer can work some magic. I brought him down some books and some extra clothes, I'm sure he's happy to be out of the ones he was wearing.

We've decided to keep this a pretty hush hush thing. Only a certain few of us know exactly what the details are, the rest will just know that either he's in the hospital with alcohol poisoning, or that he's away for something very personal, that we can't discuss.

He's safe though, he's not hurt, and the people involved as well were not hurt, and that's good. I just want him to come home. Trust me, he wants to come home too. There's nothing worse than hearing a man behind bars of all places tell you, "Well, you pretty much can't get any lower than this. I've hit rock bottom, here."