He was trembling a bit as he pulled her close to him without thinking and changed his grip so his arm was around her waist instead of just holding her hand. He didn't want to be alone at the moment and he could see she didn't either. He was sort of numb. The shock of finding out he was dead; if this wasn't some kind of hallucination, had simply floored him.<br/><br/>His free hand rose and felt along his hair and while he ran his fingers through his curly locks the way he did whenever he got off work he didn't feel any sign of the helmet at all. He took several deep breaths and his eyes were burning with suppressed emotion. But he needed to test something. This had only happened when they stepped into the Capitol.<br/><br/>He spoke softly.<span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(204, 102, 255)">"Wait a moment" </span>Then he let go of her long enough to take three long steps back.<br/><br/>As soon as he stepped onto the grass outside of the city he shimmered and took on his Avatar form again. Looking once more like the dense muscled Elf lacking height but making up for it in muscle. He examined his hands and felt his skin. Everything felt real and normal. He stepped forward again and moved into the space of the city and once more he took on his true image.<br/><br/>In his human form he wrapped his arms around Penelope and held her against him. Not knowing what to say. Not having words. Just offering to be there with her in this moment as he tried to figure out what was going on. Maybe this was some kind of elaborate prank by the game designer?<br/><br/>But like Penelope he couldn't find a log out button or a menu for Help, Search or anything outside of the game anymore.