Answer: Because the love of his life and newlywed wife Eurydice had died.
Explanation: After Orpheus and Eurydice got married she was pursued by Aristaeus who eas a minor god of the arts. While evading him she stepped on a snake and died. This prompted Orpheus to go down to the Underworld to try and bring her back to life.
If korbet is the author:
In this scene Korbet was probably nervous to give his crush Tabby a letter. When Korbet gave his letter to his crush Tabby, She crumpled up his paper (possibly mad at him) and called him a “lugnut”. The author used this scene to show others how he possibly got rejected.
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