[He bows his head and nods at the chiding tone, scampering to keep up with the man's long strides. Even if the tone wasn't sharp as a rebuke, he would still hear the pointed message of avoidance -- don't ask that. This man is willing to help, wants to get him out of the mask; he can accept that and not ask more questions, at least for now.
A part of him wants to say, I don't care if you hurt me, so long as you get it off. He's been hurt before, knows that he hates it but knows that he can survive it, and if the tradeoff of pain is getting this six-month torture device off of him, he'd make the trade in a heartbeat. But that's not the kind of thing you say to a stranger, and besides, he's not quite sure how much it would hurt. How this man would be able to get it off of him.
Even with the weight of the mask, though, his head is swiveling, looking around as much as he can -- a little more reassured, now, with someone clearly taking charge of him, and better able to set aside his fear and feel the immense curiosity at being somewhere different, somewhere entirely new to his limited life experience.]
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A part of him wants to say, I don't care if you hurt me, so long as you get it off. He's been hurt before, knows that he hates it but knows that he can survive it, and if the tradeoff of pain is getting this six-month torture device off of him, he'd make the trade in a heartbeat. But that's not the kind of thing you say to a stranger, and besides, he's not quite sure how much it would hurt. How this man would be able to get it off of him.
Even with the weight of the mask, though, his head is swiveling, looking around as much as he can -- a little more reassured, now, with someone clearly taking charge of him, and better able to set aside his fear and feel the immense curiosity at being somewhere different, somewhere entirely new to his limited life experience.]