I'm glad he ended up not trying to after all. From what we figured out when we went down to the Core, it would have been pretty bad if anyone had tried to attack it like that.

[The boy blinks.]

Oh! Heh, I guess it would have sounded kinda weird to ask- but then it's already weird just having them. They don't feel like much, but I'm not sure how to explain it, really. It's like...they're there, but...not?

[He pokes at one, watching as it recoils slightly.]