... but anyone else wouldn't tell me to mind the words of a dead friend.
[He's only trying to convince this guy they're something like friends. At least, that's what he thinks he's doing. Once the words come out, he realizes they sound like something else.]
[Though he's not sure what. He's not sure why this conversation feels like they're talking about something more than whether or not they're friendly to one another.]
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... but anyone else wouldn't tell me to mind the words of a dead friend.
[He's only trying to convince this guy they're something like friends. At least, that's what he thinks he's doing. Once the words come out, he realizes they sound like something else.]
[Though he's not sure what. He's not sure why this conversation feels like they're talking about something more than whether or not they're friendly to one another.]
It is all right, you know.
[To have friends, you grouchy old hobo.]