“C-can we get out of here..?”
“There’s a lot of people…”
“It’s really crowded, I-I don’t like it…”
“I think I wanna go home now…”
“People keep bumping into me, I hate it.”
“Can I hold your hand..? I-I don’t wanna get lost…”
“Too many people, w-way too many people…”
“You look a little pale, is it the crowd..?”
“Do you wanna go somewhere else?”
“Come on, we’ll go somewhere quieter.”
“You’ll be okay. I’m right here with you.”
“I have headphones if you need them.”
“No no no, I-I thought they were right behind me..!”
“I can’t find them, I-I– I shouldn’t have run off..!”
“Dammit all, they said they’d follow me..!”
“I-I can’t see my [friends/parents/siblings] anymore..!!”
“Wh-where did I end up..?!”
“We lost [him/her/them] in the crowd!”
“Gah, there’s too many people– I lost track of [Name]!!”
“[Name] doesn’t do well in crowds, we need to find [him/her/them]!!”
“I told them I’d be right behind them, and now..!”
“Dammit, I told [him/her/them] not to run off!!”
[GRAB] - Sender grabs hold of receiver in a silent plea to leave.
[GRABBED] - Receiver grabs hold of sender in a silent plea to leave.
[DISTRACTED] - Sender get’s distracted and starts wandering away from receiver.
[DISTRACTEE] - Receiver get’s distracted and starts wandering away from sender.
[SILENCE] - Sender has gone suddenly silent after being overwhelmed in the crowd, receiver notices.
[SILENT] - Receiver has gone suddenly silent after being overwhelmed in the crowd, sender notices.
[LOST] - Sender has been lost for a few hours in the crowd, and receiver finally finds them upset in a quiet alley.
[FOUND] - Receiver has been lost for a few hours in the crowd, and sender finally finds them upset in a quiet alley.