[ He kind of shrugs, because... that's just how it is, in his world. People either brush him off or make fun of him for having been traumatized because buddy we've all got something. If they do understand they don't really say it because that would show weakness on their part, and no one he's around much besides Caboose is much with the compassion for others' problems. ]

My world sucks, everyone's had something terrible happen to them and we aren't usually heart to heart types.

[ Maybe he shouldn't have brought it up at all. It's easy enough to look back at her when he tries, though, his smile taking a moment to return when he sees her expression. But he manages. ]

Or maybe you're just a lot nicer than most of the people I hang out with.