"He wasn't always great. It's been the last near decade or so he's been trying to get better about it and... actually managed it. It's hard to hate him now."

Deep breath. No bringing up baggage right now. He holds up a hand. Starts texting on his phone.

"Done. I think... he may basically be running the 'defense against the weird' show at this point. My best friend from High School was, but, uh. Y'know. Life happens."