[Surely Neil couldn't mean anything else, but he's trying to understand.]
No, don't--it's fine. I'd... if we were friends, I'd like to know. To make it easier to... I mean, if we were friends, I want to know. So we could be friends again. If you want.
[That sounds pathetic even to Justin. On the bright side, Neil probably already knows he's pathetic.]
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[Surely Neil couldn't mean anything else, but he's trying to understand.]
No, don't--it's fine. I'd... if we were friends, I'd like to know. To make it easier to... I mean, if we were friends, I want to know. So we could be friends again. If you want.
[That sounds pathetic even to Justin. On the bright side, Neil probably already knows he's pathetic.]