Despite the light teasing, the seriousness sinks back into his expression. "Y'know... You're probably the only friend I'd still have if I'd come in before I lost everything. Just because nothin' woulda changed how I treated younger you. Everyone else? ...I probably wouldn't have nobody."

And that means a lot to him. Everyone else would have been lining up to kick his ass. The only difference between him being a likable person and him being a nightmare was losing everything.