[Boober's at a loss-- He knows his presence is upsetting to this child, but now that they're out on a route he can't just leave him alone. Even to someone as cowardly as Boober, the idea is too irresponsible to stomach.

He takes two small steps back, but he's not going back to New Bark. He knows what it's like to be afraid, so he tries to think about what he would have liked to hear when he'd first arrived.]

I know this is a scary place... I've been scared since I got here. [He pauses to scoff.] Well, longer than that. But I promise I'm not trying to make it worse.