"All shit's complicated. Ain't nothing that's simple in our lives." Of which they're both well aware.

And--he sits up a little straighter, and when he looks directly at Dave without his glasses it's a lot more intense than when he's with them. "No?" About complacency. But he also sighs, flopping back and dragging Dave back with him by the shirt, a little like scruffing a kitten. "I ain't sayin' you can't be happy, neither. Better off if you are. But how's this place so much better than home, now that the game's done? The expectations here ain't exactly paradise."