It's not babysitting. I'm not -- it's just... [ Akira looks away, and his hand goes back up to his hair, without thinking about it; his posture is a little hunched over, like he's trying to make himself a little bit smaller without going full meltdown about it. ]

...I was alone, in Leblanc. For awhile. So I just -- I think about you being alone in your condo, with the rest of the world moving on without you because they're all happy, and I don't want that. Even if it's only me, I don't want to move on without you.