[Karkat looks reluctant to even let her do that, but it's an ultimately harmless gesture that causes no fault. Still, he sits there himself, and takes hold of Eridan's hand.]

It's... It's not as bad as it could be.

[He lets out a sigh of his own.]

He'll wake up eventually, even if I don't know when. At least he's here instead of back in the Veil.

[A shudder. Definitely better than that.]

... Thanks anyway.