After the conversation he'd had with Valdis on the subject, not to mention the kind of day he'd had so far, Ravel really wasn't in the mood to go digging any farther into people's relationships--or lack thereof. So while he didn't necessarily understand Bakura's point, that Valdis wouldn't get close to him on a dare, he really, really didn't want to open that can of worms.

The suggestion to stay at the dojo caught him by surprise, so much so that he stopped staring at his plate long enough to glance up at Bakura. It would mean trying to sleep without Anton's record player, or a familiar shape nearby for comfort, but Erskine thought he just might be exhausted enough to be able to sleep regardless. At least enough to get him to tomorrow without setting anything else on fire.

...he hoped. He hadn't really planned this last bit of arson either.

"Thank you." Part of the initial surprise may have also been the shock of Bakura offering at all. Erskine hadn't been lacking for friends, or places to stay, prior to his betrayal. Was this what it had felt like, to be a real person?

"...I'll tell you the same thing I told her: I don't have so many friends that I can afford for you to go killing each other in the streets."