[ Suddenly, he feels like he's said something horribly wrong. Is it really that surprising...? Sure, he himself may not be a social butterfly but surely Dokja's always been a bit more on the sociable side. ]

I think... [ He picks his way through his words slowly, carefully. ] Dokja's been alone for a lot of his life.

[ There's a lot he doesn't know still and a lot he doesn't want to ask about, old hurts he doesn't want to drag back up to the surface. But he remembers their conversation during the Oracle and how much hope there had been in those dark eyes back then. ]

He told me awhile back he thought it would be nice not to have to do everything alone.

[ Maybe that doesn't include mundane things like picnics!! But also, maybe it does and there's only one way to find out. ]