[He breathes a soft breath, surrendering somewhat. The truth of the matter is, he's reached his limit on snooping without the other realizing it. Any further, and he'd feel like a complete punk — and not the good kind. So he smiles weakly and gives the kid a careful pat on the head.]

Hey, I know you will. You're a real good kid. And you should be proud of how much you wanna take care of people. That's not always an easy thing to do, y'know?

But don't worry, 'cus I'll always help stick up for Plants, too!

That way, we can work hard to all be pals and help each other equally.

Don't you think?