Yeah...yeah, it does. [All those months he spent alone before Yu came along were like not even living once he realized what he had been missing.]
But then, I guess making new friends wherever you go helps, too. If you don't have anyone when you get here, there's plenty of people who want to be friends with you. It's kind of weird. In a good way. [So says one of those people who immediately tries to be friends with everyone.]