Sunrise by the Ladon Bonfire: Van and Tanek
Tanek snorted. "I feel like bringing a kelpie to a nude beach is just like, asking for trouble. Besides, have you ever been to one? It's usually just fat old men. You wanna be going to bath houses. That's hot."
Tanek giggled, leaning more into Van. "Not a proper scientist. One who's willing to bend the rules. Imagine what someone with proper imagination and money would love to do with someone who can't die."
Tanek looked forward again, trying to focus through the blur in his brain. Eventually, he knew what he had been trying to say. "You've been good to me, Van. You're the best friend I made on my own."