[If only Simon could’ve seen Markus’ initial reaction to being unceremoniously deposited somewhere unknown and crowded, encased in an unfamiliar human body. The assault of sensation and sound and summer heat, the buzz of a harried crowd that collided into each other no matter the direction he stumbled, unfocused and dazed, under the thrall of a drug still pulsing through his system. He was the very epitome of unflattering, and that had been the least of his concerns.
So Markus is not here to judge anyone’s reaction to being… here. It is unpleasant, unwelcome, and invasive. That most individuals handle it half as well as they do is a miracle unto itself, and so he approaches with a quiet step and voice, one that reverberates dully in the empty bathroom.
One doesn’t have to be an ex-android, an ex-caretaker, to possess enough observant tendencies to see that I’m good. Sorry, is rather shaped like a lie. The man's not doing well, and maybe Markus should only give him a moment to breathe and find the ground beneath his feet. But concern propels him forward, though he stops just short enough to not be invasive, to only be a presence seen in the mirror and not hovering over the other’s shoulder.]
It’s all right not to be. These first few days… it’s almost too much to process.
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So Markus is not here to judge anyone’s reaction to being… here. It is unpleasant, unwelcome, and invasive. That most individuals handle it half as well as they do is a miracle unto itself, and so he approaches with a quiet step and voice, one that reverberates dully in the empty bathroom.
One doesn’t have to be an ex-android, an ex-caretaker, to possess enough observant tendencies to see that I’m good. Sorry, is rather shaped like a lie. The man's not doing well, and maybe Markus should only give him a moment to breathe and find the ground beneath his feet. But concern propels him forward, though he stops just short enough to not be invasive, to only be a presence seen in the mirror and not hovering over the other’s shoulder.]
It’s all right not to be. These first few days… it’s almost too much to process.
[As such seems to be the case now.]
I can help calm you down, if you let me.