[His shoulders bunch up near his ears.]

I almost didn't, because he kept being weird. He pretty specifically wanted to make sure I wasn't gonna ditch him, which-- I mean, I couldn't very well have said I wasn't going to just to ditch him, you know? Even if I'm still a little mad he'd lump me in with someone who might. That's not who I am, so... yeah. I made sure to show him I wasn't gonna ditch him.