I wouldn't want to either. [ or doesn't? it's easier to not talk to anyone and make things worse. he can't fend off dirk because dirk won't allow him to. but everyone else.

well. rose won't allow him to, either. ]

Don't want to. [ he adjusts the phrase. however, jake's break apparently resulted in the first suicidal text he'd gotten from dirk. if the question is what is he willing to give up for dirk rather than anything else, it means...a lot of the things he refuses to ever share because they might affect what dirk does in ways that simply aren't fair. or ruin things for other people.

it doesn't much matter either way when he can only think of one way he'd halfway buy anything jake told him in reversed situations and doesn't know if it'd matter at all to the other boy. it's probably best to just not get involved, and to make sure he keeps anything else in the future to himself so he doesn't interfere. ]

I might believe somethin' if I could use you as a lie detector, but yeah. Can't think of anythin' else. I'll keep out of his way.

[ the original reason for meeting up comes back. dave's desire to say "no" still exists, but the issue dirk keeps coming back to is dave not letting him help. if he lets dirk help on the shit that doesn't hurt anyone else, it should be enough to go on, and that might eventually get everyone else to just leave it be. ]

We can start the food thing whenever.