It is your role if you choose to accept the mantle for yourself. And as it would appear that you do, I commend you for that. It is not easy, but I feel more reassured knowing that there is someone such as yourself willing to act in such a way.

[and they do manage to sound genuine at that, voice a bit warmer compared to how downtrodden they'd seemed compared to the rest of the day]

But it remains simply that: a choice, and not something we assign to you.

... regardless, it is a choice I am glad that you make.

If you would like to be the one to carry out the duty, you may. If not, it likely would have been myself.