[ Philip falters. He was sort of hoping for a more insulting insinuation with room for objections, but that... is a sadly matter-of-fact and depressingly accurate statement. ]
{Lies! How dare you! Phil here is in wonderful company all the time. }
[ Okay, so Philip ventures out into the open a little more often these days, but that's a fairly recent development still and not exactly on a level that gives him something to brag about. ]
...Oh. That. I-- I just haven't really...
[ He'd attempt to explain, but there's really very little to it apart from (HEY GUESS WHAT) being terrified that he will involuntarily hurt anyone he comes near. ]
...Right. No, you're... probably right about that.
[ Saying that last part he looks away. He's never been a budding socialite in the literal sense of the word, but he used to have a perfectly decent social life. Lots of acquaintances, friends and a handful of people close to him.
His inability to return to that stings so much more than he would ever admit. ]
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{Lies! How dare you! Phil here is in wonderful company all the time. }
[ Okay, so Philip ventures out into the open a little more often these days, but that's a fairly recent development still and not exactly on a level that gives him something to brag about. ]
...Oh. That. I-- I just haven't really...
[ He'd attempt to explain, but there's really very little to it apart from (HEY GUESS WHAT) being terrified that he will involuntarily hurt anyone he comes near. ]
...Right. No, you're... probably right about that.
[ Saying that last part he looks away. He's never been a budding socialite in the literal sense of the word, but he used to have a perfectly decent social life. Lots of acquaintances, friends and a handful of people close to him.
His inability to return to that stings so much more than he would ever admit. ]