Alas, she can only offer her own friendship - she'll just have to make it as bright and fun as it can be, getting to know him and getting a mutual trust built up. They both could use it, after all.

"Hehe. Okay! I'll make sure it's something nice and handy - that way you can use it often and remember the first birthday you've celebrated in a while. I promise I'll pick a day for me in return, sound fair?"