Considering that I've completely abandoned all my previous principles in terms of clothes and grooming, [ he says, running a hand through his decidedly shaggy hair, ] I don't think it would have troubled me all that much.

[ He takes the offered hand, giving it a warm, firm shake. ]

Likewise. I feel the sheer convenience of the network has been making me a little lazy about socialising recently, so it's lovely to break the trend.