"I can read the notes for you for him, yes," he says with a quick nod, "that's what i usually do."

A pause.

"And that's complicated. Let's do the questions for Arthur first. Whatever I am, Arthur's my partner."

He looks over to Arthur.

"She writes: I came over to see if Arthur is okay plus ask some questions. Can you talk for me? And then she asked 'what are you if you're not a teenager?' with two question marks."