[And that answer? Causes the Lombax's remaining ear to droop down to his back. Without even meaning to, he'd abandoned an opportunity to get closer to his family again. How long had they been waiting out there? And what drove them to wait for all that time?
Did they think he ran off on them?
It's too much to think about when his perception of reality was still so warped - the scene was already beginning to manifest itself in front of him and he has to shake his head to dispel even more hallucinations. They're not real, and he's desperately trying not to have an episode in front of his friend when he was still so worried.]
I'm sorry.
[It's about the clearest thing he's been able to say all day, despite the urge to just drop unconscious all over again. He felt like hell and probably looked it, too, barely even able to keep a coherent, intelligent conversation with the half-demon.]
action; i'd say put a leash on you, but considering our age differences...
Did they think he ran off on them?
It's too much to think about when his perception of reality was still so warped - the scene was already beginning to manifest itself in front of him and he has to shake his head to dispel even more hallucinations. They're not real, and he's desperately trying not to have an episode in front of his friend when he was still so worried.]
I'm sorry.
[It's about the clearest thing he's been able to say all day, despite the urge to just drop unconscious all over again. He felt like hell and probably looked it, too, barely even able to keep a coherent, intelligent conversation with the half-demon.]
I... tried. I don't know what happened.