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"What?" is what you think he says, though it's sort of muffled.
"On fire. So you'll feel better... will that not make you feel better? They deserve to be set on fire, some of them, so it's not evil if I— you don't have to worry about the moral part. Yeah? So should I go back—"
"No! What?" He widens his fingers, exposing his bloodshot eyes. "I-I-I'm not— I'm fine! Sorry. I-I'm fine, I just..."
"You don't look fine," you observe.
"Sorry! I-I-I-I know, I just— I just need to get myself under <span class="mu-i">control,</span> and then I-I-I'll stop being—" He stops cold. "Oh, fuck. Oh, god, I-I-I-I abandoned you! I goddamn left you, and I went and I— and I insulted the goddamn bow tie! Why did I-I-I-I insult the— I didn't mean— I'm <span class="mu-i">sorry!</span> I-I didn't— I need to—"
Well, you are glad he's sorry, but you're serious: he really, really doesn't look fine. He's shaking and blueish pale and you don't think people are supposed to breathe so fast when not sprinting. Is he okay? Will he be okay? Will you doing something make him okay?
You wish somebody had taught you this sort of thing.
>[A1] Whatever this is, the steps directly in front of the door is not the right location for it. Drag him around the side of the building and sit down there, at least.
>[A2] You might not know what the exact problem is, but you suspect the Madrigal body can't be helping. Help him back to her tent, let him evacuate, and maybe he'll be more coherent in your manse.
>[A3] Sitting here wallowing is never useful. Get him focused on productive things, like finding a newspaper in the archives for Possibly Madrigal.
> Do something helpful!! Like, um...
>>[1] ...Patting him on the shoulder? That's good? That's comforting?
>>[2] ...Delivering a pep talk? Is this a pep talk situation?
>>[3] ...Giving him the bow tie back? Does he want it back? (He better want it back.)
>>[4] ...Communing with him! Utilizing your mystic connection to get to the root of the matter! This is definitely a thing you can do! [Roll.]
>>[5] ...Something better? (Write-in.)
>[C] Write-in.
