"Y...yeah..." He can. Explain things later. Quietly. When he isn't trying not to tremble slightly, or...or-

"...Um.... ...you can move Stone Free, by the way. Otoha's one of my roommates, and...there's no one on the train that will hurt us anyway. It's safe here- I promise..!" he adds, half shouting.

"And...you don't have to leave either, Otoha..! You were here first to begin with, weren't you...it's a public carriage, not like a Quiet Room..."

The boy trails off, and looks down- fiddling with his hat a bit as he nods. "....yeah. ...I... ....I guess he didn't mind at all."

Shoot. His eyes are watering again.