Oh. [He pauses. Well, he can... Sort of relate? But mostly to the fact that he's been here for so long that he's had to do stuff without his friends. And now one has shown up, which is nice, but that also just makes him worried in a way too.]

It can definitely be rough, without friends around. And it's kind of troublesome to keep them in the first place, in a place like this. Sorry they've left.