The environment here seems to have a habit of bestowing aquatic traits. Temporary was probably good.

[ Imagine trying to travel with the convoy with a whale tail. ]

I haven't seen it yet. [ He doesn't bring up the reason why Ed can't tell him. That'd be rude. ] The next time you work with the guns, you can tell me what you should look like. I'll examine you for changes.

Permanent changes seem to manifest gradually. It may be another month before there's anything to notice.