"Oh, man... I'd been second-guessing the costume ever since my brother's crazy girlfriend wouldn't shut up about my butt..."

His face flushes a little.

"But it was the blue first. Blue people are pretty scarce in 2099. Honestly... it was all... it was mostly intellectual curiosity until you actually let me touch your hand. Then I realized you were pretty cool. But still... I didn't think this at all."

"Been a long while since I let myself think of anything like this. But that gets into sob stories I'm sure you don't care about."