[h3][color=8dc73f]Scott[/color][/h3][hr]

As he realised her current situation, Scott immediately averted his eyes, his cheeks flushing red, looking anywhere but at the woman.

[color=8dc73f]“Um- I- sorry, I didn’t mean to-”[/color] he stammered, halfway to covering his eyes with his hand. [color=8dc73f]“I... I’m sorry, miss. I was just... I wanted to ask if you knew where I am? Because, well, I don’t, beyond that it’s not where I come from, and I know that it’s [i]somewhere[/i] and I’d really appreciate being able to put names to places and I’m sorry for looking at you while you were feeding your kid and I’m just…”[/color] He took a deep breath, squeezing one hand until he felt the nail digging in. [color=8dc73f]“I’m just… still processing a lot of things. I… don’t quite know how things work around here, but I’m not entirely sure this place is actually real or if I’m just… imagining this while I… bleed out in my real life.”[/color]

He paused, before rolling his shoulders back and looking directly at the wall. [color=8dc73f]“Sorry. I get anxious really easily. I, ah, wanted to thank you, I guess. I know, um, Miiba called him Lear? He didn’t really consult with anyone else or anything before letting me come into your home but this is… probably the safest I’ve felt since I remembered. And I wanted to thank you for, well, taking care of Miiba. Because she’s actually very young, and I don’t mean the fact that she was only born recently in this world. She’s really only a child in… in my world, too. And I’m not that much better. But you’ve probably helped her a lot, and by letting me in, I think you might have helped me a lot, too, so… thanks.”[/color]

He felt his cheeks growing warm again. He looked down at the floor, at his still bare feet. He really should do something about getting shoes.