[ It's awful, the way a tiny, nervous smile breaks across his face. It's the best he's felt since he woke up. That driving need to get somewhere else, get somewhere safe, is ebbing in Hikaru's presence. ]
We keep walkin' this way, I guess. And once we get to town...I'll look after all that.
[ Hikaru is his responsibility, wherever they are. It's a familiar anchor on his ankles, holding him down to the earth. ]
You just stick with me, okay? And don't talk to anybody about anything without talkin' to me first.
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[ It's awful, the way a tiny, nervous smile breaks across his face. It's the best he's felt since he woke up. That driving need to get somewhere else, get somewhere safe, is ebbing in Hikaru's presence. ]
We keep walkin' this way, I guess. And once we get to town...I'll look after all that.
[ Hikaru is his responsibility, wherever they are. It's a familiar anchor on his ankles, holding him down to the earth. ]
You just stick with me, okay? And don't talk to anybody about anything without talkin' to me first.