As a proxy, and a a rather young one, it wasn’t odd that you clicked with Toby ever since your arrival, due to you two being among the youngest. However, it wasn’t often Toby sneaks into your room of the mansion during the odd hours of the night, sitting on your bed corner and just asking you to talk- anything you pleased, just to talk. So you did, and Toby seemed less rattled as you did so, zoning out so much so he didn’t notice the silence after you asked him a question.

“Sorry-what?”