[It isn't like Marco doesn't appreciate Otto reaching out. Much on the contrary, he needs it more than ever; as of late, he has had very little incentive to leave the house aside from assuring friendly faces that he is still alive and (relatively) well.

Between Marco's state of mind and his general hesitance to do much of anything that could attract negative attention from the Fog, though, it's evident that he isn't entirely comfortable right now.]

So, ultimately, the plan is for Elias to use this as a body? [His brow furrows.] I mean, don't-- don't get me wrong. Lord knows he deserves good things, he deserves to... to be a normal kid. But there's so much that could go wrong...