[ he opens his mouth, and he almost says a joke, some regular self-deprecating comment that could be easily brushed off as nothing serious. but then he glances at the bathroom exit, as if checking to make sure that no one else is going to come in. ]

I don't have that many friends, dude. I had like... three, before the app became a thing. [ he shrugs. ] If people didn't want to deal with me being an asshole before, why would they now?