"Oh."

Well, he hadn't been expecting that. Honestly, most of the time he assumed he'd be a being of people's nightmares, moreso than their dreams. He's not exactly the comforting sort by any means.

"Well. Would it help if I pinched you?" he's mostly joking. "I am unsure how to help, you wish to know you are tethered to this reality? That you are truly, not asleep?"