"No! Strider that isn't-" Shit, no he was trying to get it together okay. Give him a few moments. He wipes at his eyes and tries to clear his throat. Wow, he was putting off talking to her about his feelings on this whole thing with the two of them, he didn't need it brought up like that. Not when there was something so much more important going on.

He came a few steps in the room and let the door shut behind him

"I'm sorry. I don't know what's happened exactly but I just- suddenly remember a whole fat lot about the events going on back home and none of them are really any good. Jane- Would it be out of line to ask to hug you?"