--but, I'm just joking. You've always been there for me even when you're clearly very uncomfortable with the subject and you've feigned interest even to the point that you're close to physical suffering. For all that you try to close me out sometimes, you're the person who drags me back in and not the other way around. You're able to remind me that as easy as being alone is, it's never been worth it.

I'd rather spend an hour every other week at Denny's with you than do most anything else. Sometimes I miss the freedoms we used to have, but I admire what you're doing and how hard you work for it.

I'll still hold the Shaggy costume close to my heart, though.