ɐflˈɪktᵻd wɪð ɐn ɪntˈɛns fˈiːlɪŋ ʌv ˌeɪliənˈeɪʃən ænd ˈʌðɚnəs ænd fˈaɪndɪŋ ɪt nˌɪɹli ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tʊ ˌʌndɚstˈænd ðoʊz hˌuː sɚɹˈaʊnd hˌɪm, ˈoʊbɚ ɹᵻzˈɔːɹts tə bəfˈuːnˌɛɹi ɪn ˈɜːli jˈɪɹz tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ ˌɪntɚpˈɜːsənəl ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənʃˌɪps.
Afflicted with an intense feeling of alienation and otherness and finding it nearly impossible to understand those who surround him, Ōba resorts to buffoonery in early years to establish interpersonal relationships.