[It would be lying to say that Gobo didn't notice Louie's hesitation, in more than just stopping in place. He wondered what he'd said, mostly because he was being open and honest about all that. Was that... not how people usually went about it?

Well even if it wasn't, it was how he did. So he tossed out his own hesitation about that and nodded, offering Louie a smile.]

Yeah, of course! It's just how I feel, eh?

[His smile softens- dampens? -a bit after a moment.]

It's a lot of tough emotional stuff and I'm just learning all of it as I go, but... [A brief pause at a thought.] That's just all of us, isn't it. There's a Fraggle song that goes, "This game is hard enough when you're playing on your own. Let the dreams we share begin to guide us home."

[And yes that was a little bit in rhythm and tune.]

We're all just learning as we go, but it's not just up to us, it's the existence of the people we care about and who care about us that helps us be our best selves.

[Then he laughed softly, rubbing the back of his head.]

That sounds pretty corny, doesn't it?