[He feels abruptly nervous, and a little bit ill, because - Did he make himself seem pathetic? Is that the reason Josh is now speaking with some kindness? He did seem pathetic, didn't he. That...God, it's a miserable feeling to wonder if you just exploited what happened to win cheap points. Still, he struggles to shake that off, tries to give a more dignified answer for why he's indebted:]
As am I. I might have become a prosecutor without his assistance, but I would be undeniably lesser. He has given me the tools for considerable success.
[There: his own usual, defensive, only somewhat truthful response to that sort of thing. And moving along:]
[text] oh josh you have no idea how right you were
As am I. I might have become a prosecutor without his assistance, but I would be undeniably lesser. He has given me the tools for considerable success.
[There: his own usual, defensive, only somewhat truthful response to that sort of thing. And moving along:]
It was good of you to stick up for Lupin.