[Lucas's sincerity startles David at first and he sits up to scan Lucas's face, see if there's any other meaning behind what he said - but no, of course there isn't. He's not an asshole.

... but David's housemates and friends kind of are assholes, which probably doesn't help David when he's trying not to assume the worst.]

Be real with me. How much do you think brainwashing and all that shit can really do? 'Cause sometimes I feel like I must not have known them at all, but I mean... me and Jeremy have been friends since we were eight years old. If I don't know him, I don't know fuckin' anybody.