"Yeah, you sound exactly like my kind of person. Especially 'cause you're also nice, actually."

He couldn't help but laugh at the next bit though. "Oh man, don't say that. I'm-" he actually stopped for a moment to consider things, because he wasn't sure. "I don't know if I have a reputation for taking advantage of people in vulnerable positions but I don't want one, either."

"Yeah, I'm trying." It didn't help that he could be prickly and off-putting, but. He did what he could to make friends. "Echidnas are- uh- I think they're from Australia. Animals, of course. Except this guy isn't typical animal sized."