Oh, no. He saw her approaching, arms wide open. Not the hug, not the hug, NOT THE HUG--
Ker-RACK!
Aldous softly wheezed, so quiet that Penelope most likely didn't hear it. He was such a scrawny man for his age. Any tight hug like that usually popped a bone or two. Imagine hugs from his battle comrade, Alexei Rosencoff!
He managed to hug her back without issue. "Fairly good," he replied, though he wasn't exactly good, not 100% at least. He was having a hard time sleeping at night, and it showed. "How are you? It's been a long time."











