[ Gil really hasn't thought about how much of a luxury it would be to be able to relax around people, given that he's spent so long beholden to nothing and no one that the concept is... new. weird. not entirely welcome. ]

Both people who lived in their own countries until, comparatively, incredibly recently. They didn't come to the places I lived in, and I would visit if I could find reason to when I was in their corner of the globe.

I could invite people over. It's a roll of the dice on if they'd have the time or desire to accept the invitation. Also I stole this cheese from Vergil, so. [ time to sip his own wine, casual about the theft. ]

I'm not easy to get along with. I'm mean, out of touch, uncaring, and so rich people wish that orcas would eat me. [ why do you need a comfortable home that welcomes people if there's no one to be welcomed? if people only occupy the most public spaces in your life, you don't need to clear out the side rooms and the intimate lounges settled back a ways deeper. ]

There's nothing wrong with it, I just don't have it. Being alone seems to be a trait you can be reincarnated with.

[ something had shifted and it's Weird. time to make a new joke. ]