[ this is definitely an epiphanic moment in makoto's life, sure. trudging around in a lab coat in a doctor simulator, venturing around the corner, and promptly squeezed into a bear hug. he's not the type to strangers just because they can't observe proper PDA, so he just sort of ... pats his shoulder some more, consoling him like they're in a mock-therapy session. the other guy's in physician garb, but there's always the possibility it's another patient on his check-up list.

maybe this is the quest he's supposed to finish? huh. ]

H ... Hey, it's okay! I'm not mad, I swear. If you need a hug, then you don't need to apologize for it.

[ IT'S KIND OF AWKWARD having the guy wibble and pitiably sob into the fabric of his coat, but hey, he has friends that burst into tears a lot, he can deal. ]

Having a bad day, huh? Do you want to talk about it?