To be honest, when I first played Baxter's dlc, I couldn't understand the guy at all. Why did he feel the need to dump me as soon as he left? He acted like it was a fling even though there were clearly emotional connection between him and my mc. But then I realised this guy is just like me. Building sets of relationships based on reason. And if there's no longer one, I'd just leave. My high school friends were only high school friends. I never made the effort to reconnect with them after I graduated. It was the same for university. The only reason I became friends with them is because of circumstances (I had classes with them, I had projects with them). I only knew them on shallow levels. The only difference between me and Baxter is that he realised what kind of person he was and kept making similar decisions to further rationalise his social relationships. Whereas I never even realised I was the closed type and keep wondering why I never have any lasting friends. I'm used to keeping my distance from people because deep down I have this hidden feeling of "unworthiness" to keep hanging around people due to crippling self-asteem and lack of confidence. Like, who am I to butt in when I'm not close friends with them? (Even though everyone starts somewhere). And it sort of felt weird for me because why did I not understand Baxter the first time even though we're the same type of people?