When Fern draws himself into a miserable huddle, Kurt abandons any pretence of not being concerned. He wants to reach out and comfort him, but holds back, knowing enough about teenagers to understand that sometimes things can't be solved so easily.

"Well.." He eyes Fern thoughtfully, wondering whether he wants to be argued out of this feeling and which parts of it are exacerbated by his illness. "How much did he know about what you wanted? To me it sounded as though he was scared. He panicked. That happens to everyone sometimes, especially here."