Rather than question why his not-quite-son thought he had wanted to hold hands, Remi just blinked and shook his head.

"Handshake," he reaffirmed before they did so. "You're a bit too hold for the holding hands thing. If you run off, I'll figure you saw a pretty girl."

He shrugged. "Maybe the dimensional studies guys can find a way back to your reality. Though the timeline thing may be trickier."