[He says that, but there's not much bite in the words. He's similar to his over-hygienic bathmate, really: always butting heads. It's rarely personal - and that's how he likes it.
When the discussion shifts to his actual friends and family acquaintances, his mood simmers down further. Staring into the water, he avoids eye contact.]
... Some of them, I could do without.
[Which is to say: yes, he actually cares a great deal for the majority of them. But he doesn't like admitting that - not to the people themselves, and certainly not to a stranger.]
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[He says that, but there's not much bite in the words. He's similar to his over-hygienic bathmate, really: always butting heads. It's rarely personal - and that's how he likes it.
When the discussion shifts to his actual
friends and familyacquaintances, his mood simmers down further. Staring into the water, he avoids eye contact.]... Some of them, I could do without.
[Which is to say: yes, he actually cares a great deal for the majority of them. But he doesn't like admitting that - not to the people themselves, and certainly not to a stranger.]