When you first push open the door to this shared apartment, you realize you haven’t had a proper conversation with anyone in three months. The warm yellow light in the living room, the steaming teacup on the coffee table, and the roommate who pokes her head out from the kitchen with a smile — everything is so quiet that you feel a little overwhelmed. You set down your suitcase and hear her say, “Dinner’s just ready, let’s eat together.”