[The shade's shoulders seem to sag a little bit, but he recovers quickly and gives a feeble little chuckle.]

I've...never been a particularly outgoing person, I guess. [More like the exact opposite. He's almost debilitatingly shy, on top of being the sort of person who doesn't like to bother other people. He's trying to get better about it, but his friend circle is still pretty small.] I do have some friends that I've met here, we just...don't spend as much time together.