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[daozhangs]

( perhaps it had been naive of him, but xingchen hadn't for a moment doubted that the gills were fully functional. had they been anything less, he might wonder if it were truly the fog god responsible after all. that said, he also hasn't spent all that much time contemplating the nuances of jiang wanyin's condition, what with most memories of said condition filtered haphazardly through the much sharper memory of pain, not unlike the distance one feels when recalling a fever dream - so he takes in each new bit of information as it comes, about wanyin's newfound capabilities and limitations alike and the scope of that which he has done to attempt to understand each. )

You remain susceptible even in human form, as you are now? ( unless he has misunderstood, then that is an undeniably concerning turn of events to follow their previous understanding that mana's boon granted protection from all but the hunger. )

[legbreakings]

[ There is a moment of hesitation, as doubt filters in. He had been in human shape when the change set in and he had been forced back into his monster body - his real body now - by the changes. But...

After a moment, he shakes his head with what is more or less conviction. ] No, that was a fluke. After that first time, I haven't been affected while human. I will just have to be careful since I can only change to human once a day. I can't waste it, now that being trapped in monster form for the rest of the day can leave me stranded instead of simply in discomfort.

[ That's a disquieting thought, though, and one he is not too keen on exploring. ]

But we were going to show me what you can do. Don't worry too much about my legs, or lack thereof.

[daozhangs]

( had xingchen seemed worried? he didn't think that he had. such a discovery regarding the body which jiang wanyin inhabits would have been concerning, it's true, but as something to remain mindful of moving forward rather than fuss over here and now.

(there's also a chance that the consideration faintly creasing xingchen's brow might give the appearance of worry, but he doesn't quite think to school it. instead, he wills his mind itself to still and allows what was said to settle as it may within his thoughts without inquiries swooping in like scavengers tearing chunks from a carcass.)

xingchen's head shakes just a little, and: ) Could it not prove beneficial to learn about both of our forms? I had imagined a fairly mutual exchange.

[legbreakings]

[ Jiang Cheng falters a little - not exactly surprised by the suggestion, but quietly pleased by it. Maybe even a little bit flustered by the consideration in it.

He gives an awkward little shrug. ] I suppose we could? I dont mind figuring it out for myself, but I always welcome your company.

[ In times of something disquieting him, he just tends to fall back into his habits, and these have him used to dealing with his problems by himself, with nobody at his side whom he feels comfortable showing doubts and vulnerabilities. That has changed now, with his husband. ]

I wouldn't mind then, studying the details of my change.