Ben shifted in the booth, trying not to have any sort of reaction one way or another to the phrase I'll pay you back. He didn't know if he believed it, but it didn't matter, because he was going to give Art the money anyway. He did know that it might be important to Art that he believed it, though, so he was keen not to let anything flash across his face that might have looked as though he didn't.
"Yeah, of course," he said easily; he shrugged. "You'd do the same for me." Not exactly the same thing, obviously, because Art didn't have money (nor had Ben ever been in particularly dire need of any), but Art had been there for him through a lot of tough shit, before. Art had visited him in Canada. Art had seconded for him at his duel. It wasn't even a question, in Ben's mind — obviously he was going to help, however he could. Art deserved that from him.
"Yeah, of course," he said easily; he shrugged. "You'd do the same for me." Not exactly the same thing, obviously, because Art didn't have money (nor had Ben ever been in particularly dire need of any), but Art had been there for him through a lot of tough shit, before. Art had visited him in Canada. Art had seconded for him at his duel. It wasn't even a question, in Ben's mind — obviously he was going to help, however he could. Art deserved that from him.
MJ made this <3