[Tavros shifts at the touch on his shoulder, and when he feels Jade leaning down, he hesitantly turns to meet her gaze, so many feelings evident in his eyes. Pain, fear, embarrassment, confusion, they're all there plain to see. And after she finishes speaking, tears are welling in them.]

I...I just, I don't... [He swallows, trying to prevent himself from turning into a stammering pile of nerves. He takes a deep, shaky breath and tries again.] I-I don't know, if I can because...the dreams. I...they're- they make, everything so much more, difficult and... confusing, and...

[He trails off, but then his stomach clenches as he remembers what she said about Peter Pan. He...He didn't want to let Peter Pan down. At all. But then he remembers that Jade is also having a fight with Karkat, and... He's been learning a lot about hypocrisy lately! So...] ...Peter Pan would, also want you to talk to him, too...