[If he knew, Mr. Egbert would try to help somehow. Because that's heartbreaking. Shaun's just too young.]

Good to hear. He's a good influence, right? Teaching you all the important life lessons, like how to properly pie a person?

[He's joking of course; He has faith that John is the best influence there could be, and is teaching him the real important life lessons. But hey, learning how to be a prankster couldn't hurt the boy any either.]