[ He wasn't sure what reaction he'd get from that, but it certainly wasn't this one.

At the sight of her bursting into tears, he tenses, eyes going a little wide in a sudden panic. Oh, shit. he was so bad with crying girls. How did he get here???

Hands flailing for a moment, he's quick to drag her into a consoling hug, fingers soothing up and down her spine as he scrambles to try and calm her. ]

Hey, hey, come on now, it's not all bad. You're gonna be okay. You don't have to do this alone, Hilda, alright? I'll help you figure it all out, I promise.