"Yeah, I don't really think that's a substitute for talking to a person," Avram said to Pam, because the priest guy looked like he was trapped between the demands of politeness and wanting to say something like are you kidding right now? "I mean, I was glad you and Evie were around on my first day." He'd been hanging around before dinner, both because he found it hard to be bummed out in a busy kitchen, and because the survey that morning had made him realise that he really needed to get better about learning people's names. He wasn't the most social guy around, but he wasn't a hermit either, and it seemed pretty unlikely that anyone was going to ever get out of here without some teamwork. "I mean it might help people remember the procedure with the IV, for sure, so that's an idea. But I think hearing a voice is a lot more comforting."
"Just—whatever we decide to do, it shouldn't be all on one person," he said. "Whether that's Cecilia or Chase or anybody else. Like some people probably aren't cool with needles or strangers, so maybe they shouldn't be on door-yelling duty, but I think we can share the different responsibilities around, right?"