[Mayoi complies after that. He is insisting and he ...does not feel as though he can walk right now, anyway. Something about this is familiar, too. Like ...perhaps there is someone who does this for him, too.]
[It's gone just as fast, all he can do is move as he's told and put his arms around his neck. This person- who may not be human (Is he? Is he even human himself...? That question makes him uneasy.)-- is ...safe.]
O-Okay. If that's so, then I will--
[And then he seems suddenly falter. When Mayoi speaks again there is worry thick in his voice.]
no subject
[It's gone just as fast, all he can do is move as he's told and put his arms around his neck. This person- who may not be human (Is he? Is he even human himself...? That question makes him uneasy.)-- is ...safe.]
O-Okay. If that's so, then I will--
[And then he seems suddenly falter. When Mayoi speaks again there is worry thick in his voice.]
A-Are you okay?