[ Ryoji's shoulders slump at the answer, but he's not sure what he was expecting anyways. If Lucy knew what to do, she'd have done it.

But Minako's done a lot for Lucy, he can see that much from the few hours the three of them have been together. Ryoji... tried to do something for Lucy, but he failed that. There must have been others, though, since Lucy arrived in this city? She'd found room mates and had a job, so she must have been here for some time— he has no idea how long. He knows practically nothing about her. Where did she come from? Why is she here? He wants to know. ]

Hmm. It's different for me- I used to be just fine on my own. I lived like that until I moved back here, and then people kept doing stuff for me. You too- [ His gaze passes Lucy's eyes to hover over the other shoulder. ] -mean something to me. So I would hate to leave.