Oh. They're talking, after all. While being prompted with questions might make having something to say a little easier, it was still hard to find the right words.

"I'm not-- It's just-- If it's such a big deal, I'm not going to keep wasting my breath arguing with people," he said, trying to resort of general huffiness again. That didn't answer the question very truthfully, though, and... If he was going to try, here, he could at least put some effort into it.

So he sighs and tries again. "I... I felt a little better about people, I guess, before I got here. It was kind of good and kind of bad, but... I'm not really going to figure it out if I avoid everybody again. I mean, I'm already missing things."