It's weird. This place seems really peaceful in comparison to some of the others, like they've never seen a storm in their life. So we're in good shape. [ he approaches a free boat and immediately hops into it. but he does grin slightly at that. ]

It's fine. I...didn't really talk about it much because I knew it was sort of dumb to be so anxious about removing it. [ sort of. sometimes you just freak out at the idea of anyone doing anything to your body when you're unaware, kind of like sometimes you cough up a few olive petals suddenly that get shoved into your pocket. no. no flowers. ] But it worked out and I can actually use my arm again without accounting for extra bulk. It definitely makes a lot of my work way easier. [ wiggles his fingers. smaller digits for refined movements. ]