[Oh-- welp. Uh. That sounded... bleak. Not that he wasn't expecting some friction, but--...

Sighing, he chewed on his lip a moment before soldiering on.]

I, um... don't know him really. Or well, all I know about him is that he's way too interested in science projects, 'special snowflakes' and... well. You.

But um... I'm sorry, I saw that dream he had. With the-- with you dying?

[Wincing, because this is an uncomfortable topic.]

And I suggested that he correct that, since... since it isn't right, right?

Look, he agreed to back off if you'd agree to it too. I may not know the situation, but I know that no one deserves to be the target of that kind of violence. And if there's even a small chance of putting a stop to it, it's worth checking out.

[On that point? He's confident.]