"Iiii think we're friends? Right? If not, then, uh, I. I guess we should be. We hang out often enough and we put together the meteor-watching party and... y'know, I'm not really good at this friend thing, so stop me if I make it awkward?"
"I don't think you need my protection all that much. You seem like you know what you're doing, so, I guess I would follow your lead instead."
"I think there's a lot to learn from you since you're, like, super old and all."
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