"That's what happens when there's connection." He's not sure how to make the words come out the way he wants them to; it's difficult to describe what he's trying to get across, and he's not even sure he understands it fully, himself.

He smiles, another strange little flicker. "But that's how it works. You can always go off by yourself, like I said. But that only makes it so that you'll be lonely. It doesn't stop others from caring, even if it's something that only affects you. Nobody's really alone, unless you take steps to stop people from caring about you. And that's not something I'd recommend."