[Over and over, Sean keeps confirming what Connor already knows about him, that he's a good guy, no matter what he's been stuck doing. Wanting to be in a better position to care for something else before actually trying to do so falls right in line with that.]

I have no doubt that you'd be good to any animal you took in. But you're right, you need to be able to actually care for them in the first place.

[He smiles faintly, feeling a little less rooted in the awfulness of the moment now that the painkillers have started to take effect and take the edge off the ache in his shoulder. He looks up ahead after they pass one of the unmarked county roads leading out toward the more rural properties, spotting far off the massive structure that looks a little unfocused from here due to its lattice-like construction. Something that's been in news reports as a backdrop when it came to some of the new, secretive biomedical and technical developments underway since its construction. If Sean recognizes it, he'd probably be able to put together a little more detail from what little he actually knows about Connor himself, from the lack of parentage to the lack of actual schooling. This was where he'd come from. It was where he was born.]

Everything will be alright, Sean. I bet I can find your stray cat and make sure she's warm before the snow hits.