"Uhh." Right, good question. Which means Daniel has of course not considered it. "You looked like you needed the help? And, well, homelessness - been there. Not a lotta fun. So, sympathy. I guess."
That rationale's pretty poor, he'll admit it. And it really has been a while since he's been in any sort of situation resembling the one this guy's in. But then, impulse doesn't necessarily correspond with common sense. The second statement is a little more worrisome, but Daniel pulls back out onto the road regardless - plus one passenger of questionable intent. He parses those words for a minute in an attempt to work out if they're meant to be ironic commentary or a challenge.
"I've dealt with worse than criminals," he offers finally, settling for defensive neutrality. "I can handle myself. Might not look it but, yeah." Usually, anyway. He'll leave the bits about the frequent die-er's miles out.
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That rationale's pretty poor, he'll admit it. And it really has been a while since he's been in any sort of situation resembling the one this guy's in. But then, impulse doesn't necessarily correspond with common sense. The second statement is a little more worrisome, but Daniel pulls back out onto the road regardless - plus one passenger of questionable intent. He parses those words for a minute in an attempt to work out if they're meant to be ironic commentary or a challenge.
"I've dealt with worse than criminals," he offers finally, settling for defensive neutrality. "I can handle myself. Might not look it but, yeah." Usually, anyway. He'll leave the bits about the frequent die-er's miles out.