:Really? Interesting.: And there is, for the first time since their conversation began, a glimmer of excited curiosity in Pal’s ‘voice.’ Now he has about a dozen questions about this being and the people she usually helps, and it probably says something about the urgency of the current situation that he doesn’t dive into them immediately. :I think I’m honored, then.:

:Yes, the hand was mine. Sort of. A friend reconstructed them out of a piece of my skull. She could have grown me an entire skeleton, really, but Cam needed something she could hide a little more easily.

Yet communication remained difficult, so we devised this solution.: He seems to speak more rapidly. :Understand, I’ve done careful calculations. As long as I limit the amount of time I remain sentient in Camilla’s body, and we carefully monitor her vitals, I can mitigate any harm done to her.: