(fallen london stamps by sge!lucent's emotional needs are complex. most of the time the boy needs someone to extensively discuss aetherial phenomenon and disturbing medical science with. but sometimes the boy needs to Stop having so many thoughts. this is usually accomplished with the application of a hug.
there are two major indicators that the latter is the case. one is if he talks at you instead of with you, a stream of increasingly wild and incomprehensible thoughts that drowns any attempt you make to reply. the other is if he barely talks at all