"Isn't that what friends and family are always for?" Tommy asks. Because he knows he intends to be that for his future bro-in-law and his brother. "I mean, one of my best friends is gonna be the emperor of an alien race some day, and so my bro is going to be his queen or whatever. And we're both going to be there to help him. So I'd hope Arthur has people like that too. But smarter."

Because damn if Tommy admits that he's a shitty person to act as a sounding board for, except he can think of all the possible bad outcomes of anything pretty easily. Lots of time to think.