[He starts when he's touched, so clearly not expecting it. The surprise is a moment of weakness in keeping himself together and, very quickly, he brings his hand up to cover his mouth. Shit. Shit-]
[He manages to keep it together. Still, he has to swallow back a wave of- something. It simultaneously tastes like nothing and the worst thing he's ever swallowed. He takes another gasping breath after that, still hardly ready to reply to whoever's stopped by. When he pulls his hand back there a bit of black stuff caught in the palm of his hand. Disgusting.]
D- [gk-] Do I look like... I'm alright?
[He can't even just take concern gratefully, sorry.]
(hellooooo~o)
[He manages to keep it together. Still, he has to swallow back a wave of- something. It simultaneously tastes like nothing and the worst thing he's ever swallowed. He takes another gasping breath after that, still hardly ready to reply to whoever's stopped by. When he pulls his hand back there a bit of black stuff caught in the palm of his hand. Disgusting.]
D- [gk-] Do I look like... I'm alright?
[He can't even just take concern gratefully, sorry.]