[Min looks suitably ashamed even just at the face he makes. He knows he shouldn't have questioned it. He should have just been appreciative that Ryan would try when it's not like either of them want to do anything besides make music together. It's not Ryan's fault Min ended up caving to his parents insistence it would be a good idea to apply for a reliable job if he wasn't going to university until the following year. It's not Ryan's fault Min got conscripted into the Poké Mob. It's not Ryan's fault he didn't get pulled here until two months after he did so his teams aren't quite the levels Min's are.

None of that's Ryan's fault, but of course he still wants to contribute even if Chicken Choice Judy isn't pulling in the money they need it to. It doesn't even seem like they'll have to rely on other means in the near future, which just makes having pushed him on it even stupider.]

I know. I'm sorry. I guess I keep thinking it's my responsibility since I've been here longer. I was really freaked out until you finally got here. I picked up a couple of jobs because I needed the money, but that was tough. It felt so normal when everything was weird, and not in a good way. Not like the bathroom. Like I was just stuck again doing whatever other people wanted, and I didn't even get a say.

[He chances a look back over at him, hoping Ryan's not as annoyed.]

I don't want that for you before you've had chance to settle in. I forget you don't need as much time as I do before something new stops being scary for you.