I... [ Hans seems to consider this for all of five seconds before he responds, automatic, like he's been telling himself this for years and years. ] Of course I do. I'll be happy when they acknowledge me.

[ Won't he? Hans can't really be sure... but he has to be. That's what he was taught. It has to be true. ]

It's not like I have anywhere else to go. They're all I have.

[ And there's your problem, Hans. But hey, family's family! ]