[ Well, at least that jerks him out of his memory. At first the gesture startles him far more than it soothes and he looks at Tim in alarm.

Fortunately it only takes him a moment to rejoin reality and once he does he nods to Tim and slowly makes his way into the unoccupied room.

He briefly considers suggesting his own, which is only two doors down, but the reasons for not doing so are overwhelmingly clear.

Furniture forms inside once he enters and he sinks into the couch in the corner, trying to catch his breath. ]