[Her use of his first name instead of the dumb nickname makes him pause, looking up to meet her eyes. Then he sighs quietly, glancing toward her notebook again. It sounds absurd. Totally crazy. But he'd seen what she'd been able to do with her NOTE, and... he knows he could never do anything like that.]

You're... a really admirable person. I wish I could be as strong as you are. I just... don't want to see anything happen to you. That's all.