"That's because I'm not well, see. And it gets me excited when I see people, I think. My family doesn't like it." Joe laughed awkwardly and then looked away, a little sad to learn that he apparently did have a friend and they did want to come. And he lost out again. He was always losing things. Friends, ideas, memories, things. It always left him.

"I'm really sorry that I don't remember you. My--My mind isn't very sharp."

He smiled sheepishly and then gently shuffled closer. "Anthony is a nice name. It's a pleasure to meet you." He held his hand out to shake, trying for some semblance of normalcy.