Gage blinked, surprised by the other's outburst. He struggled to put his heartbeat back into place, but it didn't want to. People were around him; he knew it, but the noise only turned to confusion, quickening his heart beat even more. It wasn't normally like this. Normally he was so in control. "I...I can't go anyway. I never wanted to play with anyone, in front of anyone..." he managed to say. Never mind that he did that just now. It wasn't that he minded the eyes, but it wasn't his place. He'd never even really considered doing music for a living, though he also had no idea what else he would, or even could do. He was blind. He couldn't live in the normal world.

Turning away, Gage tried to exit the store, but stumbled against a shelf set against the entryway where he steadied himself. "Like I said, I can't really go anywhere."