"Uh..."

Probably this shouldn't be something he has to think about. Probably normal people don't have to think about it.

"I don't know," he admits, and there's a shrug in his flat tone. "It's not like I haven't tried to feel a connection there." He'd just failed, relentlessly. It was easier to observe, maybe even meddle, with a level of detachment that resisted the lonely urge to participate. "Besides. Sharing thoughts isn't exactly human."