He crossed his arms. "I'm usually a pretty good judge of character," he said, "and I wouldn't have introduced you if I felt you'd be bad news. But Steve..." Shepard sighed and leaned against the wall. "It's not my place to tell you his history if he hasn't done it yet, but he's been through some really rough times lately. It's good to see him opening up again. Please be careful with him."
He gave a wry half smile. "I'm not expecting you to magically make everything work out perfectly. But if you have to break it off, do it gently. And if you do deliberately hurt him, I'll tear both your arms off and beat you to death with them."