[A shrug.] I wasn't avoiding her or anything. I just didn't get the impression that we had much in common, and she seemed pretty confident she could take care of herself. I didn't have any reason to seek her out.

Plus I wasn't talking to anyone much for a while there. I liked Niska and I liked Lux, I needed some time to get my head on straight after... you know. Various raccoon-related things.