"A sports car, huh?" I said, "I've never really wanted to drive... it seems like a lot of responsibility. I'd rather just be driven around, but that may just be because I'm a wimp." I smiled at Vivian. "I know what you mean about feeling empty... I've felt that way for a long time now, like I have no purpose. But I guess I don't really need one... whether there's a point to my life or not, I'm still here..." In truth, it would be nice to find my life meaningful, but it seemed unlikely that anything was going to come along and change how I felt any time soon. Distant as I was from the rest of the world, life would always be empty.