The immediate kneejerk response is to say something like If I'm not supposed to be here, then it's not his fault, because Jae understands the sentiment of disliking outsiders, but saying - hell, even feeling it - unsettles him, so he stays quiet.

"I think I'm too new to have opinions about neighborhoods," he admits. "Which probably means I'm being a dumbass looking for work before I figure the whole city out yet, but rent and groceries aren't so patient."