[ just as his thoughts start to wander alhaitham wrangles them back, telling kaveh to focus on him. he manages for a couple of moments, but he feels to scatterbrained to concentrate for more than that. ] ...on you, Alhaitham. I'm trying to focus on you. [ he continues to talk himself through what he's meant to do, because that helps give him the direction he needs. ] I'm not sure I want to think about our hands... that thing had so many... all of them reaching and grabbing... [ he shakes his head. ]

[ he manages to avoid having anymore outbursts on the way home, eventually squirming his way out of alhaitham's arms to make the last couple of steps through the threshold on his own. ] Thanks, Alhaitham. [ he looks like he wants to walk off in a thousand different direction, but he settles on toward alhaitham to peck his cheek before heading toward their bedroom. ] I'm going to go draw a bath. I think I want to just soak for a little while.