[he's really missing the flowers right about now.

Instead, there's that feeling, so strong now he feels almost crippled by it, and the indistinct figure looks so strange and sad that it brings him up short, leaves him standing still and concerned and wanting to run.

But then it sees him and the screaming starts and it's lunging towards him and instead of running like he wants to that other thing kicks in, fight or flight where fight wins out because it's what he's supposed to be and so he rushes forward instead, tries to defend himself]