(it takes jonas every ounce of willpower he has not to yank his hand away when mikey takes it in his—especially after such an intimidating subject has been broached.

what's fortunate is the payoff, mikey deciding his finger is too pathetic to chop off of his hand—a compliment at this point—and assuaging his fears at the same time. it also does wonders for lightening the conversation up even if jonas, a nervous wreck, stays nervous.)

Oh, haha... right, of course. How could I be so stupid? (sarcasm: his defence mechanism. he pulls his hand away to examine his own pinky.) Yubitsume, huh. I can't honestly believe there's a word for it. How is it supposed to go?