Yup, the optimism of the buddy pass rider.
You can tell them
they’ll be spending hours at the airport
they‘ll be bumped
they’ll be in a middle seat between sumo wrestlers,
their return date will have to be ”open” and you’ll be giving them a 24 hour “pack up notice“
their return flight will involve a roundabout route with at least one connection (which could be DFW)
and that bad weather anywhere on the planet will throw a monkey wrench in the entire operation
AND STILL they’ll want to fly to Hawaii for “free”.
Trust me, I paint a very dark picture when asked about passes.