Dog mode is better than hurling himself at things and banging his head on things. Soldat keeps up the hair-petting, assuming this is supposed to be normal? The curls of darkness and the lack of communication make the whole thing seem surreal and alien, and actually kind of depressing. There's nothing they can do, Sora doesn't seem to understand anything they're saying, and even the stroking doesn't seem to be doing much.

"Kid," they say wearily, "You're kinda making me nervous. How much longer is this supposed to last."