[He won't stop her, not even a bit. Taako shifts so his shoulder doesn't take an eye out, leaves his arms with space to gesture, but immediately tangles their legs together. It's been days since someone could touch him and he didn't feel fear. He doesn't want to go back to that, like he was during those ten lonely years. Not ever.]

Yeah, he can fuck right off.

[He sighs, forcing himself to speak, knowing it'll make him feel better but every guarding aspect thinking this is the end of the world.]

No, it was fuckin'... it was stupid, I... I thought I was gonna forget again.

[Talk to her, talk to her, don't fall back into your bullshit, talk to her--]

I... I got scared that everyone was going to bring me back to the Voidfish or to Lucretia and that I was gonna go back to how I was. When I didn't remember you.

... And I might've thunderwaved Barry. Just a little. Shit.