[It may be pulled out of him like a reluctant thread tightening up as he tugs, but in the long run... In the long run, Lalli feels like it's better for Emil to be aware of all this stuff that drags him down like a swamp. Before he drowns in all that murky...muck. Maybe...Emil will be some kind of lifeline, a hand reaching out to him.]

Mmn. You're like the sun... It's always there, even when you can't see it. It just shines off the moon, instead. [It's one of the few science things he knows, but sunlight and the fact that the sun and moon were two sides of the same coin were two pretty important things, when you had to deal with trolls and worship old world gods.] You're sunshine...

[And that's...a relief. He wasn't used to being out in the sun -- more than he used to be, of course, since his schedule went out the window -- but it was a necessary, nourishing force that kept him and anyone under its light safe. Emil might be new and baffling, and this step in their relationship even moreso, but...he made things safe. Pulling Lisko closer against him, Lalli leans off to the side to rest his head against Emil's chest, now that he's facing him, and relax there.]

Okay. I'm not going to be alone. Okay.