"It is adorable. No trying involved." She ruffles his hair, smiling fondly. Her mood's already starting to lift, when Psii is obviously trying so hard at something he's not comfortable with, just for her sake.

"I think Artollo was a sad and lonely boy. That doesn't make you less of a man, to have been him. In fact, I'd say you wouldn't be the Psiioniic if you hadn't been Artollo first, mm?" Milla tucks a stray hair behind his ear. "Artollo was hard and hurting, but he had hope. He just didn't know what to do with it except survive. There's no shame in that."