[Chatterclock winces when she ducks behind the door, and the resulting tumble of feelings he accidentally sends Yu before temporarily damming the connection include guilt and binding, barbed shame. Yeah, he called that. He holds still as Nanako approaches, keeping his face tilted down, nonthreatening.]

Uh. Hi. [He swallows and glances nervously at Yu, then breathes out and faces Nanako again, chin still lowered.] I'm Chatterclock.

[He twists a pinch of his pants hem between his fingers, aware of how not-human that name sounds, aware of the strangeness of his existence, despite all Yu's reassurance. But he glances up again, meets Nanako's eyes, and then clears his throat and keeps going.]

Yu helped me out of the Labyrinth the other day, so, um. That's why I'm here.

[This is so unfair. He doesn't have anything to hide behind or a hand to hold while he meets new people. Where the hell are his societal cues?

After a moment, though, one occurs to him, and he bows his head, more polite to this tiny girl than he's been to anyone so far.]

Sorry for intruding on your hospitality.