[............. Ow. Ow, why did that hurt. fff.] [See, this is what it's like if you actually liked him. Huh.]
[Actually. completely stunned to hear it, for obvious reasons, and it takes him a moment to respond...] [Smiles a little, squeezing his hand back.]
I know you do. [It's clear that in this state, he does, at least. He wouldn't say that lightly. But he kind of hates this place right now for making him say it when he doesn't even mean it. Or, making himself forget that Tachi means it.]