[He breathes. Tries to find the way to put it, a way that won't be misconstrued. Tries to make it make sense.]

Physically, the act of being alone is okay with me. I still get stressed out in crowded spaces. Parties are okay because they're limited, and I can control when I arrive or when I leave. On the other hand, several times in the cafeteria I couldn't handle it and had to leave. Referring back to the brain static thing, being around a lot of people feels like taking in too many radiowaves. Sometimes being around even just one person is too much signal to handle, too, if they're too much. It doesn't happen with you or Jake, and not with Roxy anymore. But it happens with other people.

[The frown deepens, and he looks at Dave.] Do you.. want to hear any of this? I didn't ask. Sorry.

[And now he worries it is all stuff Dave didn't want to know.]