Why, back home, I had a network of people ready and eager to help lift me up. Here, that's a social web I need still earn for myself.

[He taps a finger tip to his glass with an idle fidget. Despite being dressed for the beach, he's wearing a pair of silken gloves. Very out of place.]

That is the entire purpose of the game, to connect with others. Trouble being, I'm rather particular in my taste. I would say refined, but I've been called picky.