Theo looks on, acting a bit sheepish.

"Were you safe?"

Sadde looks at Theo and scrunches his eyebrows together, then looks at Laura again. "We didn't get that far, could we, like, not have this conversation right now?"

"Alright, alright, go."

Sadde pulls Theo with him as he leaves the room.

Theo comes willingly, after grabbing his bag. He doesn't need to be dragged; he's hardly a child.

Kero: is in his bag.

Once they're walking, Sadde says, "You're being weird again."

"Yeah, sorry about that."

"'Sorry about that.' Why are you being weird? You're weird since yesterday."

"I was a bit better later last night, but... I'm still a bit on edge."

"Why?"

"I told you yesterday; I haven't had time to process."

"Process what? What's even stopping you from processing now, or from having processed it last night or this morning?"

"Just... things. Like having to attack you in the fight. I'm not processing now because I'm... not... processing right now? I'm talking to you, and I was speaking to your mum earlier, and last night I was focusing on you. Not processing." He looks confused.

"Okay." He stops walking, turns his body towards Theo, and folds his arms. "Process."

"Um," he says, looking around. "Can I go somewhere first? I don't think I'd want to do this here."

"Sure. Where?"

"I don't know. At least an empty room, maybe back to my house?"

"Your place, then."

"Okay. I'll be back in a bit then? ... Unless you plan on coming with me."

"If you don't want me to I won't."

"I... I'll be back soon? It's not far, and I'll text you when I'm on my way back, it just seems... stupid that I'm the one that needs to process," Theo says, trying to reassure Sadde.

"Yeah, I guess." Pause. "I mean... if it's relevant, I want to be there with you. Because. Well, I like you, too?"

And the Mr. Obvious award goes to...

"Oh, okay. I guess that's... okay? We can get some food at my place, too, and clean up. Yeah, okay."

He starts walking in the direction of the hospital exit, walking slowly until Sadde starts to follow.