Alex had learned several things from coming over to Ray's house today. He saw how happy families interacted with each other and came to better understand why Ray was unwilling to do anything to risk the one he had found/built. He was also more aware of game playing customs. But his biggest takeaway from this was realizing how little he actually knew.
All of his new experiences with Claire thus far were on a small scale. Interacting with others in larger groups was quite different than spending time with her alone. He still had a lot to learn before he would be able to get by comfortably with people at large.
Everyone gathered around the TV to watch a football game and people got rather agitated about it. Claire noted his confusion and leaned over to explain that it was because the New England Patriots were playing and most of Massachusetts was passionate about their sports teams.
