[ What do you even do with that. He'd sort of hope-assumed that some day he would come into the bar see that she was there, and somehow that situation would not be hard. But it is hard, right now. He's never experienced this sort of situation before, and so he sort of toys with how he'll answer as he makes the Filter. And finally... ]
I survived.
[ Was that seeming like it would be an "I am superior" thing? He hopes that. He just means to suggest it wasn't worthless ]
[ Filtered ]
I survived.
[ Was that seeming like it would be an "I am superior" thing? He hopes that. He just means to suggest it wasn't worthless ]