There is no way to answer this truthfully without causing more problems. "Mm."

“I hate being exiled. At least, at least Dream visits.”

"I know. --I can come more often, though I also understand if you'd much rather I don't darken your doorstep."

“I don’t want pity visits.”

"I'm not here because of pity."

“…Alright. But no pity visits. I’m gonna make it cooler here eventually and then more people will come and maybe Tubbo will change his mind about me and everyone will come because I am cool and not because of pity.”

"That sounds like a plan." Plans for the future to make things less miserable in the interim are probably a good sign?

“Also no more lying to me. That, that was fucking, you betrayed me. I thought, I thought Tubbo was coming here to save me. Like, that was a dick move, man.”

"I do not plan on lying to you." (It's kind of awful how that's true.)

“Sounds like something a liar would say.” 

"--That's fair."

“Just, like, keep it to scams n shit, yknow? I am so wise in the ways of scams. I am unscammable. If you try to scam me I will just simply scam you first.”

"I am pretty sure that would be what would happen if I tried to scam you, yes."

“Fuck yeah it would. I am famous.”

"Are you sure you want to be famous for scams?"

“I can be famous for lots of things. The scams are only a small part of my brand.”

"...Okay."

Tommy’s out of things to say. He opens his ender chest (yes, there are the discs, there is the compass) and then closes it again. 

“I’m gonna go mining.”

"Would you like help?"

“I don’t need help, I’m strong, I’ve got muscles and shit. But you can come anyway if you want.”

"I may as well, while I'm here."

“Fuck yeah.”

There’s a cave nearby that Tommy’s clearly been exploring; it’s partially lit. His mining strategy is reckless; he lets mobs attack him more than he should, he doesn’t light the cave well, he digs straight down and straight up, he isn’t cautious around lava. He makes comments occasionally, but he’s definitely quieter than Jingyan’s used to him being. 

Jingyan would be more worried if he knew Tommy or this world better, but as it is he is fairly focused on covering the mobs for Tommy.

Once Tommy notices that Jingyan’s covering the mobs for him, he sticks close, automatically moving to keep Jingyan between him and anything that wants to hurt him. Mining with Dream has left him pretty well-practiced at mining in almost no armor while someone in enchanted netherite covers for him. 

This may not be as good of an idea as it would be with Dream. Not that Jingyan is bad, as such-- he is perfectly competent with zombies and skeletons-- but he is not that good with creepers yet.