For a while I thought it might've been a malevolent spirit. I...meant to talk to you about that, but then things escalated. [ she. killed sidon. so. that happened. ] I'm a little less sure of that and I'm back to thinking it could be an airborne virus. But I'm still running tests.

[ she glitches again, and he tightens his grip slightly when she glitches back just to make sure he doesn't actually lose her. let's not drop friends, shall we? ]

...thanks. [ he looks a little sheepish with that. likewise, he is also still too much of a teenager to hide everything. ] It's a nice change of pace, at least. But more than being liked I want to make sure we're doing the right thing for everyone, especially you guys. The other part's just a bonus, I think.