[Dogmeat is for sure enjoying the attention, wagging his tail happily as he's scratched behind the ears. He's completely unaware of the cocky-stare-down going on between his owner and this stranger.

When he leans in, Roy only shifts enough to stand with his feet side by side instead of one behind the other. Meanwhile Dogmeat accepts the invitation to lick IV's face, bringing up a paw to rest on his shoulder.]

I wouldn't say 'no one'. Most of them are just-[He brings one hand out of his pocket to make a vague hand gesture]-violent, insane, and so on. Safer to travel alone.

Well, almost alone. [He gestures to the dog.]