It's occurred to me lately, Dave, that you have the most skewed perspective of me of anyone in the world. You probably think I'm easy to make laugh.

[It's reassuring, what Dave said, and he thinks he knows what the ellipses was. Still, it amuses him in its way. Dave has such a peculiar and unique image of him. Dirk's friends at least understand that Dirk comes off differently from how he is. Dave seems to think that Dirk is the same with him as he is with everyone.]

It's a kinda perpetual concern. I already told you that the people I love most are the ones I've done the most damage to. But I can't... not love them. It's still difficult for me to understand how he was incapable of love. None of the external factors seem to account for it, so it feels like it follows that maybe me caring is the anomaly.