6-141: Mundo Zargo Highport – Boothe’s Tavern and Eatery
“I…do need my alone time, and I am mostly comfortable with a quiet life, but I would like more sociability than I have.”
He stares reflectively into his drink for a moment, then looks Lia in the eyes.
“I would like to be able to…share…more. I think there is a sadness in a life lived only for oneself.”
She holds his gaze for a long moment, processing.
“Living for oneself makes survival easier but everyone needs human contact. We are social animals. It’s just that some of us prefer a blend of the solitary and the social. A combination of the solo predator and one of the flock.”
She swirls her drink and sucks the end of the umbrella.
“That’s partly why I don’t date. It gets…messy.”