I hope Silph didn't blow himself up looking for the flame sensor on his boiler.
Would be rather ironic to survive flooding only to blow yourself up.
I think that would actually be more upsetting than if he had drowned.
I admire a man in touch with his emotions. As I frequently say, I don't like common trains of thought about what it means to be "masculine".
I just don't really know how to cry.
Well, you've mentioned that you've shed tears so you're pretty much already there. Uncontrollable sobbing is just one step further.