[He leans into the contact immediately, even if it's just his leg, the line of his shoulders visibly reacting with his back to Emery. That's probably answer enough, but he shakes his head at the question almost immediately.]

No, it's not just you. The pain just kind of -- disappears. [He pauses, but they're being honest, and he might as well keep that up.] Not just pain. It's... I feel more... connected, when you're there. [To himself, to his body. Less like he's living life at arm's reach from himself. He's not good at explaining it, even though he's tried.]