"I know that. Course I know. It's just weird gettin' used to havin' you guys around again. I been havin' to be grown-up all by myself and yellin' at people thousands of years older than me when they're actin' stupid. You three mean everythin' to me. And I don't want your feelin's to get hurt. If that's keepin' you safe, then go ahead and hit me, Pep."