[good thing this is before I got my new outfit so if you manage to break skin thru the cloth he'll be bleeding into something black.

He probably SHOULD show more of a sign that that hurts or something but he fully doesn't. sorry.]

Alright, listen, I won't try and tell you I know what the hell is going on with you. But I'm pretty convinced at this point that most people could use hugs.

[solid but non-threatening squeeze, patting him on the back]