I been lookin' for stragglers what got loose from the void. So might as well kill two birds with one stone.

[He catches up to Emporio then, settling in to walk near him with his hands tucked into his overcoat pockets.]

So, when I went home, I still didn't wanna talk to nobody but I wanted to know how they was doin'. Started lookin' up news stuff. Social holos. That kinda thing. And apparently at some point this stone fell right into Stakar's lap, with some boy talkin' to 'im.

Thought I might venture a guess and say thank ya for that.

[Because he's pretty sure that Emporio was the only boy that cared enough about the situation to do that, and he's not been used to anyone speaking up on his behalf.]