"I think the fact that I'm here proves I'm a screw up," he muttered. Kallen's advice sounded too nice to put any trust in in. Percy didn't do trust and platitudes any more than he did Oprah talk shows. It all sounded like selling something to him, whether than be a product of false happiness. He didn't say that though because if Kallen wanted to look for sunshine, then he was welcome to it. Percy just thought if you didn't look, you wouldn't be let down when you didn't find it. "Say what you want, but you wouldn't be chatty with me if we weren't stuck in this damn hole together. You want to be my friend or something? Man, wouldn't that be something..." 'Cause I would use you like a tool first chance I get. Well, that's what he said, but he was doing a pretty poor job of it.