A friend of mine is known to give an extra long hug.
Not so long it’s strange, but when you get one, it’s clearly longer than the average.
He’s an outlier in many other areas, but he’s particularly strong in the area of connection. The hug is just one physical extension of his whole connection super-power.
Yes, to shorten, or skip the hug saves time.
To lengthen it just one half of a second creates does take a bit longer.
But the half second does something.
It says:
“This isn’t a placeholder connection, I’m here and I see you.”
