[He expects acknowledgement. Silence. A myriad of reactions and responses appropriate for a being like Alain and their relation to each other. Nigel prefers calm and quiet when given the choice, a peaceful death over a downward spiral.
Given the choice, he needs a breach of bounds, a line to be crossed. And that is what Alain does. He steps over to take Nigel into his arms, as a parent would a child. The embrace is light and easily broken, but nothing within him would push away this comfort, and it is here he would fall into a kind of childish shame.
Nigel begins to cry in silence, in frustration and sadness.]
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Given the choice, he needs a breach of bounds, a line to be crossed. And that is what Alain does. He steps over to take Nigel into his arms, as a parent would a child. The embrace is light and easily broken, but nothing within him would push away this comfort, and it is here he would fall into a kind of childish shame.
Nigel begins to cry in silence, in frustration and sadness.]