[ ... but he doesn't seem to know, really, and malkuth wonders how she can help. maybe nothing. but it's her fault they're like this, he's like this, and she withdraws her hands to reach up around his neck, just like their "dance" proper. ]

You can do what you want, whatever it is. Even if it's stepping away, even if it's not. This isn't... it doesn't have to be a one day thing. I mean, it won't be.

[ which might sound more than it is, but, ]

I'd like to get used to this too, Vergilius. So... we can get used to it together.

[ there's no one better to ask than a similarly untouched individual after all, even if their circumstances are different as can be. ]