By the time Seiko put her arm around Toru, his distress had not subsided quite enough to make him acutely uncomfortable. He was mildly uncomfortable, but was still too upset to tell Seiko to stop touching him or anything.
"B-but... those people signed themselves up... And I'm..." His voice trailed off in a little half-whine, half-sigh. The opportunity was a prime one to apply the tissue to his face again.
Then his eyes went wide, accompanied by a look that was usually reserved for the release of a new Ultimate Sci-Fi. One could almost see the sparkles around him. "C-could you? W-would you? H-helping... me?"
Tears welled up in his eyes once more. This time, at least, they were of gratitude.