[ Aren is aware that he's not the paladin's favorite person in their shambling gang. That's alright— Aren thinks that's pretty reasonable, given he frightens himself from time to time. But it just makes him more determined to say nothing of the instincts he feels, or the amnesia that's robbed him of his life and identity.
Maybe there will come a time when he decides it's best to just leave, and slip away in the night to find his own resolution with his tadpole (or his own end). He wants to stay, but not at the cost of being a danger to the people who've accepted him and allowed him to stick with them through navigating this disturbing crisis. He'll go if he has to. The option is there, waiting on a shelf for an emergency.
Until then, he'll try to make himself useful. ]
Tell me about it?
[ A more neutral tone now, instead of the bullying. He waits until he can meet the man's eyes for permission to kneel down beside him, though when he does, he doesn't reach out to touch him yet. Assessment first. He thinks he can help, possessing an innate understanding of musculature and the body for reasons unknown to him. All it's done so far is guided him on the quickest way to disable a person. This, he hopes, is a better turn. ]
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Maybe there will come a time when he decides it's best to just leave, and slip away in the night to find his own resolution with his tadpole (or his own end). He wants to stay, but not at the cost of being a danger to the people who've accepted him and allowed him to stick with them through navigating this disturbing crisis. He'll go if he has to. The option is there, waiting on a shelf for an emergency.
Until then, he'll try to make himself useful. ]
Tell me about it?
[ A more neutral tone now, instead of the bullying. He waits until he can meet the man's eyes for permission to kneel down beside him, though when he does, he doesn't reach out to touch him yet. Assessment first. He thinks he can help, possessing an innate understanding of musculature and the body for reasons unknown to him. All it's done so far is guided him on the quickest way to disable a person. This, he hopes, is a better turn. ]