["the potential for change"... now there's a wistful thought. he doesn't know whether he has that or not, of course, but the rest of what Dirk says makes sense, and even tracks with things he remembers saying -- if people are nice to him, he'll like them, right? he even mentioned in this very conversation that he likes Dirk whether or not he knows everything about him. after Dirk explained himself, he still likes him.]

Thank you, then.