Your life is never going to be as hard as Dirk's. He was taken from a very important point in his life. That's hard. But still, he listens as Eridan speaks, because now that he knows Eridan has been a part of these games, suddenly the guy is a lot more interesting. At least this means he can learn a thing or two before he's got to do anything. "That sounds like a goddamn depressing job," he says after a moment of thought. "I mean, if I'm getting this all right, doesn't it mean you just end up watching people you get close to die?"