[That line makes Ren bark with laughter. A little hysteric cuz, well, who wouldn't be? But still an honest laugh]

Gross.

[But being held close is nice]

It... god I wish I could say I was scared. But all I was thinking was that I wanted to be with the others. It was the exact reverse- if I went then I could finally stop being scared.

It's funny... that week where I kept slipping away was terrifying. But mostly because, while I was gone, it was... nice. I haven't had nightmares about it, I've had good dreams about it.