Funny, I don't remember it workin' out that way for me.

[Or maybe it did, technically, it just took years for that helping hand to find him. Firo could have done without the wait.

He knows he'll get nowhere arguing this--and he'd rather not get into it with a friend--so he scratches his head and tries o think up a different tactic.]

...Anyway, isn't it better to just try and avoid trouble in the first place?