[It was true Chris had been silent for a few moments, but none of it had been repulsion. To be quite honest he had been curious, and a little worried. Oh, not how weird Mikey could've been as a mutant, or unclean, or anything negative. He was worried about how he'd come to that state, and what it might've done to his wellbeing.

But at least for the moment he seemed fine, and so Chris had smiled. And he continued to do so, nodding a little.]

There, y'see? You already know what it's like to make friends, and good ones too, at that. It's no different with people; all it really takes is someone with interests like yours, or a matching personality, or just. [A half shrug.] Someone you can confide in.

That's all there is to it.