At any rate, Milly's a lot heavier than your average nineteen-year-old girl, and a hell of a lot stronger, too, so Sollux trying to shove her aside is sort of like being gently slapped with a pool noodle. Even so, she doesn't want to alarm him -- she jumps back in surprise when he starts screaming.

"H-hey! I said I wasn't going to hurt you!" she says hurriedly, but he's obviously not comprehending everything she says, so she changes tactics. "I'm -- I'm a friend, okay? Friend! You know that word, right?"