( At that, his eyebrows raise a little. ) You, um. W-why--

( Hang on, he needs to take a moment to work out words. ) Why m-me? ( Not accusatory or anything, just quiet, curious, because couldn't she have gone straight over his head to speak to Ashraf?

Donny can understand that, exhaling what might be a laugh. ) I think-- I think m-most p-people um, have them. It's-- it n-not always b-bad. ( But he can understand wanting things to be simple. Taking a breath, he offers, ) Complicated isn't-- b-bad, either.