"Yeah, well maybe I just don't want you leaving my august presence," Tommy counters. Because she's a friend. He's got few enough of those here. He's got family, and he's got two friends. Enis and Bev, they're what he has, and he's not losing half of that.

For a moment there might be a little bit of pout on his lips. Only a moment. It's gone just as fast as anything that isn't his forced smile.