[ John nods, blithely letting Dave lead him by the wrist. He wouldn't have batted an eyelash if Dave had grabbed his hand, though - he might be one to protest to Karkat (in the future, anyway) that he's not a homosexual, but stuff like holding hands with Dave doesn't count. It's Dave! His best friend!

John gets the signing to himself thing, though, he does that a lot. He doesn't sign back, but he keeps an eye on Dave's hand as it flickers through words and half-words.

Vriska's here, Jade's here, and Dave's here. Yep, things are pretty okay. ]