"Yes. No. Okay, what's that s'posed to mean?" He doesn't actually expect an answer, but he whispers the question anyway, pressing his hands to his burning cheeks, not quite expecting his own reaction to the gentle kisses. He feels the intense desire to help her.

[ ooc question: does this: "If you are patient and kind to Miang-si, she briefly squeezes your hand as she withdraws. Within the hour, you find blood writ on your palm that warns, Our fat moon rises red." apply to jesse or is it only the kisses to his cheeks?