[He's rooted to the spot for about five seconds.]

[Five seconds of high pitched internal screaming because EVERYTHING CALIFORNIA IS TERRIBLE FOR VARYING REASONS, BUT THEY ARE ALL LEGITIMATELY TERRIBLE.]

[But Aoko is running, Aoko is upset and despite everything, he can't let her be alone and upset even if he has no idea what the fuck is going on.]

AOKO! GET BACK HERE!

[And he's running after her, but he doesn't have the speed and, well, she's in armor too.]