[ This is a hard conversation for Derek to have, given that he was largely the catalyst for one of Kavinsky's contracts ending early - which he doesn't feel bad about, exactly, and thinking about it, if anything, makes him second guess why he's trying to help Kavinsky out in the first place, but. Either way, he doesn't have the right to comfort Kavinsky about that, nor does he really have the right to criticize him and ask him if maybe he's the reason why people keep leaving. All Derek does is keep his eyes open, focused and unblinking, listening to Kavinsky talk until he finds the opportunity to say whatever scrap of advice he can say. ]

Contracts aren't important. They're just... a way of keeping us tied to the city. They're not real. Breaking your contract with someone doesn't have to be... personal.

[ He drops both hands away from Kavinsky, holding them squarely on the mattress behind him instead, spreading his legs a little to make his lap a more comfortable seat. ]

Look at us. We're not in a contract - we've never been in a contract - and we still spend time together.