[ Not friends. Of course - he should have thought that one out a bit more before he said it aloud. ]

R-right... [ he scratches his head, pausing a bit awkwardly. Diva sure was hard to understand. ] But I still don't agree. I mean, you're really strong, and you're pretty, too... I think there's plenty of people who would want to control you, especially if you're running with nasty people like you said you were. I'm not trying to, er, tell you that you're wrong or anything like that, though! I just do hope you look out for yourself a little bit.

[ he's been walked all over a good deal in his life, so he actually understands how she might be feeling a little bit, but... ]