"Well... when you know what to look for..." He let it trail off with a helpless shrug. Kindred spirits and all that business. Most people had some sort of situation that made them feel an outside or unwanted, or helpless, but there was a certain level some people felt that was just beyond the understanding of others. She seemed to get it, though he could never have expressed it like she did.

"No, it's okay," the nobody assured her. "Life is what it is, you know? You don't get anywhere by being in denial."