[ It was almost as if they were children again, with Shell telling Reign that there was nothing fearful about being a vampire. Except now their roles were switched, and he'd just saw a memory of Shell where his friend didn't want to be a vampire.

The journey back to his place was mostly silent other than the occasional sniffs from Shell, with Reign quietly leading his friend into his home and closing the door behind them. ]

There's nothing for you to be sorry about, and crying sometimes make you feel better after.

[ Reign knew that well, since he'd been quite the crybaby. It was about letting those emotions out, instead of bottling it all in. He reached up and wiped some of those stray tears, before leaning in to press a kiss to Shell's cheek. ]

Mmn, salty~ [ Yeah, he was teasing Shell, hoping it'll put a smile on his best friend's face. ] I'm starting to think that my tendency to shed tears has transferred to you from those times when I cried in front of your pod.

[ All right, that was revealing a whole lot more about Reign's mental state during the earlier weeks after waking up. But whatever Shell was going to say next would be interrupted by the appearance of the cutest mini giraffe trotting up to them and moo-ing at the strange blond-haired man. ]