[There's s tiny distressed noise, because now he feels cornered. There's nothing out this way but the bathrooms and no way to escape.]
I'm not...
[It ends in something choked and quiet, an exhale that's not really a word. Mike stares at the floor for a moment, taking perhaps too long to continue.]
I'm not going to get hurt.
[Nier had offered his services too, and Mike finds it strange because he's unaware of those seriously maimed incidents. Though...]
No, I... There was a... thing at the mall. But I'm fine. What did you want?
[Had Noah even asked a question? He can't be sure.]
no subject
I'm not...
[It ends in something choked and quiet, an exhale that's not really a word. Mike stares at the floor for a moment, taking perhaps too long to continue.]
I'm not going to get hurt.
[Nier had offered his services too, and Mike finds it strange because he's unaware of those seriously maimed incidents. Though...]
No, I... There was a... thing at the mall. But I'm fine. What did you want?
[Had Noah even asked a question? He can't be sure.]