That's hard to say, but I'm guessing you played to your strengths and came out swinging with it, and... [ maybe it's just safe and comfortable, if... unhappy. ]

I believe you'll need help, but-- miss-- ma'am, I'm-- not real sure of address here-- [ The age is a thing; even as she is still she looks young, even if he knows she's supposedly not ] but there's nobody that hasn't been-- burned by... life or genetics or anything else that doesn't need a hand up sometimes.

I'm guessing nobody's actually extended one to you in a real attempt to be... friendly, let's say, in a long time.

[ But he nods, thinking on it. ]

Course I could be totally talking out my butt. I didn't grow up with anything but Joe Averageness, and you-- well, you... remind me of a couple of friends of mine, who grew up out of place.