"Yeah, I'd sure as shit notice if someone I gave a shit about up and stopped touchin' me out of nowhere."

He sighs. "They can notice. I explained it to a fella in the park. I think if she's talked to, she'll get it. You just gotta get her to focus on what ain't right an' focus real hard on it. Things you'd remember from before that don't matter from here.

"But maybe you oughta do it sooner than later."

Cause he has real sympathy for anyone stuck feeling unwanted. He had to live with it long enough.