[ dolph huffs, wrapping an arm around maruki's shoulders. ]

What kind of asshole would I be if I picked my own happiness over a friend's?

[ he mulls over his words before nodding quietly. it feels fair to leave it there. ]

Fine. I know it's a lot to ask of you. And my circumstances are . . . not great. So I'll hold you to that. You still have a life to go back to.

[ a quiet pause. ]

Don't spend a chance like that on me.

[ he nearly says waste but reconsiders it. ]