[ Why is not something Zack has considered, as natural as standing up for him in the moment had seemed. And it only barely gives him pause, now, as his mind supplies the most likely answer, with just the slightest hesitation. ]
Because we're friends. Right?
[ It's what he'd do for a friend, anyway. So that must be right, even though Zack couldn't tell him his name, if asked to supply it. Let alone anything else about him. Not that any of that crosses his mind. What does, instead, is more easy justification.
Dropping his arm, Zack shakes his head. ]
Besides, the kind of stuff he was saying? Nobody deserves that.
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Because we're friends. Right?
[ It's what he'd do for a friend, anyway. So that must be right, even though Zack couldn't tell him his name, if asked to supply it. Let alone anything else about him. Not that any of that crosses his mind. What does, instead, is more easy justification.
Dropping his arm, Zack shakes his head. ]
Besides, the kind of stuff he was saying? Nobody deserves that.