[He gives her arm a squeeze, half to reassure her and half for himself. Just that she's there, that she's okay, everything's fine now...
They come up to the stairs, and unprompted, he's reminded of a story Nene told him once - about the stairs you aren't supposed to walk on, or you'd be spirited away to be torn asunder-
He shakes his head, hard. Stop. He's stressed out, so he's thinking about it now. That's all it is. Everything's fine, no one's hurt. Reluctantly, he lets her go and grabs the banister.]
If you need to stop for a second, let me know, okay?
I dunno my gut just feels weird I guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
They come up to the stairs, and unprompted, he's reminded of a story Nene told him once - about the stairs you aren't supposed to walk on, or you'd be spirited away to be torn asunder-
He shakes his head, hard. Stop. He's stressed out, so he's thinking about it now. That's all it is. Everything's fine, no one's hurt. Reluctantly, he lets her go and grabs the banister.]
If you need to stop for a second, let me know, okay?