I'd like to issue an apology to any other neurodivergent person who's met me for the first time while I'm Hard-Masking and asked a simple question. The resonance of being near someone else that's ND makes the facade shatter and the anxiety/excitement spike causes me to immediately blast you with a response that's way too verbose and intense.
I know I do it, I know it can be overwhelming and I wish I had more control over it. It's not reflective of how I am around people I know well, I'm just shit at interacting with new people in a calm manner without closing off completely or detonating.