[ It really is unfortunate that Makoto just happens to run into someone when the streets are more quiet than they usually are, with the thick cold fog and all. But considering the only problem Billy has with the fog is the lack of visibility rather than the cold itself, he is still going out in it, almost getting a little startled himself when a figure suddenly appears from the mist with a yelp.
Thankfully he realises quickly enough that it's just another person. Not one Billy recognizes, which makes him wonder if this is a new person. He may not know everyone in town personally, but he's good at keeping an ear and an eye out, and the person who just collapsed to the ground - sorry, bud, the Victorian lack of physical contact really does not make it instinctive to reach out to catch someone else if they fall - seems entirely unfamiliar.
And the thing Makoto says as he's slowly trying to peel himself off the ground is also.. something.
It makes Billy blink twice, but then he speaks up with: ]
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Thankfully he realises quickly enough that it's just another person. Not one Billy recognizes, which makes him wonder if this is a new person. He may not know everyone in town personally, but he's good at keeping an ear and an eye out, and the person who just collapsed to the ground - sorry, bud, the Victorian lack of physical contact really does not make it instinctive to reach out to catch someone else if they fall - seems entirely unfamiliar.
And the thing Makoto says as he's slowly trying to peel himself off the ground is also.. something.
It makes Billy blink twice, but then he speaks up with: ]
Are you alright?
[ Let's establish this first.. ]