“miss key-- um, miss oh? doctor key... oh?” he gets hung up on the fact that he doesn’t exactly know how to address her. it’s distressing. distressing enough to make him shut down for a second. a second which he could have used to calmly explain why he’s blocking her way in this empty parking lot in a way that doesn’t alarm her. instead, david shakes his head and skips several steps ahead.
“you need to help me.” he swallows loudly. there’s a sense of urgency because he knows that someone is about to reprimand him. question is, which voice will it be. “wait, can you-- can you tell them i’m not-- harassing you.” david gestures wildly at his ear, his eyes. “i swear i just need to ask you something, in the latest stream you said that-- sorry, can you just tell them you’re okay with talking to me? please.” he wheezes out, clasping hands together.