sqx + yuri

[probe]

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[probe]

Just-- don't share it, then, I don't... not even people I sleep with know how I look entirely, okay? The shirt usually stays on.

[so he still looks pretty uncomfortable that anyone at all has seen it, honestly. he might or might not keep an eye on their conversations later to make sure.]

[shiftingwinds]

[she nods again, her expression serious.]

Your secret is safe with me, but -

Are you okay? I mean... the changes, they're not... hurting you or anything, are they?

[aubins]

[ he just presses a finger to his own mouth. ]

Not ours to tell.

... Is it just you, or is it all of you? [ his words are phrased carefully, however. ]

[probe]

They've been a little weird, yeah, but they don't hurt...?

[he fidgets with the sleeve of his robe.]

And, uh, you'd have to ask the others. Not really up to me to speak for them.

[shiftingwinds]

[honestly that just makes her think that the answer is yes, but she'll let it be for now.]

...do you recall around when it was that it first started happening?

[aubins]

[ yuri just nods. ]

Good to hear. That they don't hurt, and that you're looking out for the others.

[probe]

They're just kind of-- there. No pain, I swear.

[but, hm. he considers a few moments.]

I have some idea, yeah, but it's not going to help you to know?

[shiftingwinds]

[...]

It's possible it might help you if someone knows, though? And I think in general it's better to know things than to not know things...

[aubins]

If it doesn't help, it doesn't help. But I doubt we'd hurt from hearing it.

[probe]

I really don't think it's relevant to anything, though. It happened at some point, that's the important part.

[shiftingwinds]

...I'd say it's relevant! It's happening to you, and you're our friend.

[aubins]

Also, consider: we know how long we've been here. But how long have you all been here? This would be something of an answer.

[probe]

It would be an answer, yeah, but that's just you being nosy about our situation and not anything useful, which is kind of what I mean by not relevant.

[it doesn't exactly come out snippy, but envy does look kind of uncomfortable.]

[shiftingwinds]

[she looks worried, but unfortunately, she also doesn't want to push him if he's uncomfortable]

...well, if it - if it seems like it's getting worse, or if it's affecting you in a way you don't want it to... just remember, we're your friends, okay? If there's something we can do to help, we want to.

[aubins]

[ yuri just watches him for a moment, before nodding. ]

Alright.

[ but it doesn't make him any less interested-- for many reasons, curiosity aside. ]

We've said we won't tell anyone, and we won't though. About the physical changes. Don't worry about that.