Have you thought that maybe the problem is that you can't be more specific about what you need and want? [Not fighting. Not any of that stuff. Keith isn't the most empathetic person in the world, but he knows that when she cares about something, she'll put it to words. She could figure out that he hated being at a party right away, and did her best to remind him that other people got it covered.

The words there were direct, concise. Even under the influence of whatever substance she had in her body, she knew what to do. For him, if not herself.

And this?

This isn't evidence of the same person. Maybe it's easier because it's external, but ...]

Maybe you already have it. I don't know. It sounds almost like you think something should be there. If we were closer, do you think it'd be any different?