[ wow. he was... not expecting that reaction. then again, he guess it's a normal response from a sympathetic person. there aren't a ton of those in mystic falls. when was the last time he had even received a hug from someone?

decades ago.

sooo, he doesn't know exactly how to react here. tensing up a little, his hands immediately flies up as she wraps her arms around him. ] Yep. Tortured. [ he settles for giving her a somewhat awkward pat on the back. ]

Wait, there is a little octopus mutant in there? [ man, he wants to see what it looks like! he has never met an alien before. oh, and he guess he should respond more empathetically here— ] I'm sorry you almost destroyed the universe. That must not have been fun. [ it sounds very fun. ] Sounds traumatizing.

[ a beat. ]

I'm sure your friend will be fine. Is he here too? [ good job, kai. ]