'Cause you're still here, [ with her ] and not just for safety or protection, right?

[ Suppose that makes them friends or allies... or something. Look, she only started making friends this year, too, it's a new concept!!

More importantly Ryuko sees qualities of herself in the girl. The fiery passion, unstable emotions and the will to crush her enemies and them driven before her. ...Maybe. ]

You don't wanna be a liability, so... let's make sure you're not.

[ She sounds so tough saying that, as if she wouldn't save any good person just because they're an inconvenience. ]