[It's been a while since they've gotten that reaction, long enough that they can't even place it at first. The fear and subsequent concern seem to come out of nowhere, particularly given they didn't even really notice how their arms had momentarily deformed. Keeping them arm-shaped is a pretty subconscious effort most of the time.]
Eh? ((Say that)) again?
[They could swear they understood part of that, but maybe they just misheard something in their stumbling backwards as the stranger suddenly approached them.]
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Eh? ((Say that)) again?
[They could swear they understood part of that, but maybe they just misheard something in their stumbling backwards as the stranger suddenly approached them.]