[ Her sarcasm sailed neatly overhead, but possibly her terrible mood is making it difficult to read her tone. ] Caeli keeps pushing me into new things, but if I minded that much I'd be more forceful about declining. I get a little embarrassed about things I'm bad at, that's all.

In the same way, company is good for me at times like this. When I avoid people it's not because I want to be alone, it's because I think I should be miserable.