if anxiety was articulate

You can't blame them for something like this. They didn't know. They weren't even talking to us.

(how do you know-)

No one's looking. No one's looking over here, don't worry. They have more important things, they're not bothering with us. It's okay, it's okay. One foot in front of the other.

(everyone's looking-)

Don't be ridiculous. But- slide back a little. Press a little closer to the wall. There. That's good. No one's behind us. No one's looking. See? It's fine.

(but they said-)

They weren't talking to us. They weren't. No one's looking. It's- fine. Everything's fine.

(do we have our keys?)

Yes, yes. In the pocket, remember? And the phone, and the wallet. I can feel them, we have everything.

(check again.)

Yes, yes. We have them. It's good. It's fine.

(check again!)

I checked, I checked! We have everything, we have- oh no.

(they're-)

No one's looking, no one's looking, no one-

(we are never leaving the house again.)

...agreed.