Elliott shifted a bit, getting his arm around Clarence's shoulders.

He wondered what happened to Clarence's parents, and when. How many times he's been bounced around since and what those experiences were like. But it all seemed too personal to ask.

"Hm, yeah. I guess.. all you can do is talk to them about it? I'm sure they're not trying to scare you, and don't want to. I know my mom appreciates when I'm honest with her about stuff. It's how we work a lot of things out."