[Now that he isn't being squashed so hard he has room to actually move his arms, wrapping them around his Mom to at least return the hug properly, before pulling back.]

I was coming home for dinner, yeah? And then suddenly these weird things- like metal people- they just came outta nowhere and started attacking me. I guess they knocked me out or something, I dunno, 'cause when I woke up this morning I was in the forest.