It's the Cooler, Commie. It does things to a man. I'm different, now. I'm far more dull and relaxed. I seem to fit in here, now.
There is no wearing of badges, Commie. There are only the cold steel facts. The Cooler changes a man like me. You must have noticed it?
I've been hitting the road and the gym for the past two months, Commie. Not that I was massively overweight, before. I'm a fairly hefty bloke to start with. In case you're wondering... yes, I have now mastered Don Felder's solo, and I am now starting on Joe Walsh's one.
I doubt that it is. Mind you, your self-loathing and pity seems to be consuming you from within, mate. You need to find a way to learn to love yourself. You'll see the world, and the people in it, very differently. I promise you that.