Quark, I appreciate it, I really do. [He puts a hand on the boy's shoulder.]
But don't feel obligated to. We do what we can to help each other here, and nothing more.
[He hasn't quite grasped that Quark fears being abandoned. That a child should feel obligated to help strikes him first and foremost as the typical eagerness to become an adult as soon as possible.]
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But don't feel obligated to. We do what we can to help each other here, and nothing more.
[He hasn't quite grasped that Quark fears being abandoned. That a child should feel obligated to help strikes him first and foremost as the typical eagerness to become an adult as soon as possible.]