[He snorts and opens his mouth to come up with a smart reply to that, but the hug completely cuts him off before he has the chance to say anything. Even if Johan and Kay were the huggy types, and even if he had grown used to that fact over the months he had spent traveling with him, close physical proximity still wasn't something he did very often.
So needless to say, he stands there a bit awkwardly at first... before it finally strikes him to hug her back, his own arms twining awkwardly around her back and encompassing her tightly.
... almost a bit too tightly, as if he's hanging on and never planning on letting go. But hey... he lost two really good friends back to back. It would make sense that he'd cling tightly to the third out of fear of losing her, too]
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So needless to say, he stands there a bit awkwardly at first... before it finally strikes him to hug her back, his own arms twining awkwardly around her back and encompassing her tightly.
... almost a bit too tightly, as if he's hanging on and never planning on letting go. But hey... he lost two really good friends back to back. It would make sense that he'd cling tightly to the third out of fear of losing her, too]