someone who never had contact with the outside world . `` that is if you do n't care i come along for the ride . '' you might think that everything in this book is dreamy silliness . then there was rapping on the driver's-side window . he then turned his attention back to face the man at the sofa . but he 's here , staying on base in his own private quarters until he feels confident enough to leave . `` i say want and not need for a reason , '' riley went on . 