[Tom. Tom? ... Man. He can't imagine... he really can't imagine what that would feel like. He has no way of knowing. He's never had any cousins.]

<I believe you. ... I don't know what happened between when I know and when you know, but... it sounds like things escalated really badly. I...>

[... He's got to do it. He hops off of his perch and lands on the floor, morphing human as quickly as he can so he can sit next to her on the bed. He's tearing up but it's... it's fine.]

I'm here. Okay?

[His voice shakes a little.]

I'm here. I'm not leaving you. I'm not...