[While he doesn't exactly return the hug, Mabel will no doubt notice that he does sort of curl around her. It's kind of more like shielding than hugging. After a few moments, he pats her on the back a little. It's okay. Shh.]
[Though if she tries to keep this going longer than a minute, he is going to start trying to nudge her away. Sorry but...again, it's in public and that's weird and even if his big brother instincts are kicking in something fierce right now, he still wouldn't exactly call himself and Mabel close. Not that he wouldn't mind that changing, surprisingly enough.]
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[Though if she tries to keep this going longer than a minute, he is going to start trying to nudge her away. Sorry but...again, it's in public and that's weird and even if his big brother instincts are kicking in something fierce right now, he still wouldn't exactly call himself and Mabel close. Not that he wouldn't mind that changing, surprisingly enough.]