No. [Mahdi pauses for a second, just freezes, his hands bent over his head like branches of a tree in a strong wind, before finally letting them down.] I hadn't seen her in a long time, even before I came here, and it's been a whole year since then.

[Mahdi approaches Drift, like he might touch his clothes to smooth them or something, then suddenly isn't sure if he can, so he sort of puts his hands at his sides, sadly, and does a little spin, speaking over his shoulder.]

She wanted to take me out dancing when I saw her last, and I told her I wasn't in the mood. We argued, she said I should go out and have fun more. I guess it took me this long to agree she might be right.