It's hard to imagine a time when he wouldn't have wanted to be near you. [ It's said lightly. Not everything that happened in Norfinbury was bad. ] That seems to be a common trait among the people from Norfinbury. The closeness.

[ And it's partially why K's been surprised by Alfie and Royce deciding to befriend him; some other Norfinbury survivors have seemed more closed off in ways that make him cautious. ]