"Sure, likes, mostly just 'cuz he knows I'll give him snacks." It's a weak joke, with a point underneath it that he doesn't know if Jesus will catch. There's a reason for it that's tied to what he can do. A worth that serves him in an obvious way. Yes, Nibbles is a cat, but that concept has applied to most people, his whole life.

So sure, he's mattered to people. But love, that he knew and felt? Those people aren't with him now, and it's hard. Jesus says he cares all the time, and Drake can feel that. But that isn't what he was asked.

He doesn't really want to say any of that out loud.

"I dunno who or how you're counting," is what he settles on, soft and noncommittal.