( that's a lot to parse. an' it's a lot to take, an' gene knows he's going to have to sit down at some point by his lonesome an' suss things out thereon. but for the time bein', it's a friend of his that's hurtin'.

he sort of steers the both of them to a bench an' gestures for nate to take a seat before he follows suit. )

Well... I'll be honest, you're a fella here too, an' that don't reassure me much. I'd just as soon not have you hurt.