[ ... He thinks he knows how to reply to this one. ]

You're not the only person who's afraid of that. It's okay. ... That's why your friends are here. We'll just have to make sure that doesn't happen, right? And we'll help you through getting past how you were before, so you can be better. It might be hard, but maybe we can help a little bit to ease the burden.

[ And he offers a smile. Yes, "we". People do care about you, Luke. ]