[hey, getting a decent meal out of it isn't a bad goal for the date either. and neither of them are directly pissing the other off, or boring the room with pointless blather. way back when, dabi (or touya) would have not only thought this place was passing enough for a todoroki, but actually admit it was a good establishment. luckily, tomura doesn't have to deal with that and instead gets this easier-to-please asshole that walked out of touya's grave.

he's keeping a list of his likes and dislikes? wow.]

If ya don't have somethin important enough to live for, then ya ain't gonna be livin long.

[people drifting listlessly through the day, scraping to get by, and even those at the top, all of them enjoy life more than death. they have a goal, they find something to do that compels them to move forward. from the mundane to the great. dabi's no different. he'd've died on the streets long ago, perhaps even on that mountain top or medical bed, if he'd not had something to focus on and yearn to gain. untainted and twisted as it had been back then.

as for whether or not dabi would off himself if he list his reason for being? lost his purpose in life? ... granted he's dealt with thoughts of suicide before, as little touya frantically wondered what his existence was even for, scrambling for something to grasp onto so the looming abyss of neglect and failure his father dismissed him towards couldn't take him. without a reason for living, there was no point to life. simple as that. people can't endure that much pain and hardship.

he scoffs at the idea he was "a fan" of that mission.]

It served its purpose, even if the vehicle was stupid.

[should've left the kid and just burned down the entire camp rather than trying to capture someone. a few student deaths would've been greater an impact than stealing some jackass who ended up preaching about all might and leading the heroes right to their front door.]