'Did she say hugging is affection? That she likes me? How can she? She doesn't even know me. We just met. Must be a human thing.' He paused looking her over critically. 'Or rather a half-human and above thing.'
Ocarern rolled his eyes at the thought before continuing. "Moonshadow? Well, it's me. And you're," he paused, blinking. "You're also moonshadow but also not. You're..." A color and emotion he could not readily guess at danced before his eyes, irritating and frustrating him. "I don't really know what it is."
'She is giving me such a headache.' Looking away from the mermaid, Ocarern seemed to notice the setting sun for the first time. 'Should head ho-. I mean I should find somewhere to stay. Home doesn't exist anymore, remember.' He let out a soft sigh. "Are you just going to stay here all night? Don't you have some" he swallowed, chocking out the next word, "home to go to?"