[ he sighs. he knows he's not going to get anywhere. ]

I know I'm not the right person to be talking to you, I don't know you guys at all but... You can keep saying you can't but...that won't change anything. You want to be stronger and you want to prove yourself, isn't learning to trust and depend on someone the same idea? Whether you like it or not there are a lot of things that can't be accomplished with just one person.

Besides...they're really not going to give up. You might not trust them now or tomorrow, but rather than saying you can't like there's no future possibility it's fine if you don't trust them right now. But they're good kids, just let them try and put in some effort yourself.