John reaches out to try and catch her hand--gentle, not hard enough to restrain but hopefully to stop her before she can bolt too far. There's something about the way she wants to run, how--scared she is...

"Hey, wait--please, there's things about me that aren't normal, either. Things people've hurt me for...I promise, even if something bugs me, I won't--I'm not gonna hurt you. I don't wanna hurt anyone."