"Maybe the last thing I want to do is disappoint you by not working every bit as hard as you do," Delta mumbles under his breath.

Omega doesn't waste time on friends outside of work. Omega doesn't look for relationships. Omega has never done anything but put everyone else first. And Delta... Well, how could he do anything but live up to that standard?

"I'm getting a real job, Omega. Another semester after this one and I'll graduate and I'll have a real job with a salary and we can have it that much easier. I'll actually be able to really provide. I don't have the strength to do manual labor. I don't have the interpersonal skills to do work that would have me interact with a lot of people. But I can do numbers. That's all I have to sell for my family."

It's his only hope for making Omega proud of him.