Well sorry but he's making it about Atreyun now too. Because when it's just about him, it's really awkward. When it's about just him and his dating life, as well as his maybe questionable dating choices, it's really awkward. It's a little less awkward when he can drag someone else into the fray with him.

Akihito shakes his head, glancing up at Atreyun and then forward toward where they're going, pointing down a side street with a quiet 'this way'. They're finally starting to put some distance between Akihito and where he was attacked. It makes him relax just a little more in Atreyun's arms. "It's okay. You don't have to understand." It's probably going to take time and patience to help Atreyun through the things he doesn't understand about the modern world. Akihito doesn't expect him to get things immediately. "No, I'm not alone now. But I was."