Warm fuzzies. Yes. Good. TRuUuuUUussst him. Sure there might shifty things going on. But he cares about you. That's a good thing! At least someone cares about you. And doesn't hurt you. He says you're good and smart. He wants you to learn.

Make yourself better.

That's good.

You're a good boy.

Crush and all.

"Age thing, in a weird way. I'm sure he'd like to be a brother perhaps... but in any case, he's protective. I'm sure you've heard him threaten people who might hurt you. Or insinuate," he said, leaning back in his chair for a moment.

"How well do I know him... hmmm... better than some might think. Better than he'd like. Perhaps a like a parent...," he mused.