[ at least dave has juuuuust enough tact not to ask "wait, you tried not to be gay for mom?" dirk has exactly three friends and implied jane was part of the jake sweepstakes or what the fuck ever went down there, and he had further implied he'd basically never stopped the whole. gay thing. in jake's direction, which leaves by process of elimination...

it really isn't his business. but the example doesn't completely shock him. ]

I like who you are. So...I'd appreciate that? Or, well. I guess "like" isn't the right word, 'cause some of it I don't like. But I do...you know. [ the right word is "love" but he doesn't fully correct himself, shrugging. ] I didn't know about that. But I did know you...backed off anything remotely connected to Bro at all, at the start. Which is - I get it can't be fun havin' me flinch away or some shit and I can't say that when you get older and look more like him it won't happen again, but it's not...you know.

[ "you know" is a terrible explanation. ]