"See, I did a lot of it. Socialising. I suppose I always do. On and off. More on than off." He certainly had gone through self-isolating periods at times throughout his life, but right now he had two roommates and if he didn't hang with people in real life, he likely chatted with a few online. Sometimes all at the same time. "Back then, when I'd started feeling... unobstructed. I did socialise a lot. And when you do, I suppose it's inevitable that some of these social contacts stand out more. Especially when you start prioritising them. Her. Anna."

He curled his lips after saying the name. "Don't know what was special about her, in retrospect. Although, of course, you might try and tell me that I've built her up initially, then ripped her down eventually, to find closure. That sounds like something a therapist would say. Condensed. I know I'm not one to talk, I love my own voice as much as anyone who gets to listen to me should, but your profession does have a tendency to talk around things a lot."