[Richie feels pangs of guilt over his friend's explanation. Eddie seems so wishy-washy about it, but to him, it still sounds like:]

So it was me who stopped talking to you?

[Why does this bother him so much? He's lost in a world with sound-sniffing demons or some shit, but for some reason, he's finding himself worrying more about what could have caused such a rift between them.

He's not going to lie to himself. He has a hard time making friends. Whatever went wrong, he has to make sure things between him and Eddie stay civil. ...Relatively civil. They do rag on each other all the time.]

Yeah, well...

[He scratches the side of his nose. This is a little hard to get out, but it has to be said.]

Tell me if I overstep my boundaries. I'm not going to let that happen again.