[Now that he knows Jayce thinks it's funny, there will be plenty of opportunities to rib him later-]
We all gained an Atma. A demon.
[It's easier to show, so he takes a step back as lines of bright blue spread from the brand on his face.]
I am still myself.
[The assurance seems necessary, after the tension that some Drifters shown upon seeing Varuna.
Glowing lines rapidly spread over him, wings retracting as his body grows amorphous and indistinct before his self is reshaped into a taller, humanoid creature. The entire process is quick and well practised, as mundane as slipping on a shirt.]
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We all gained an Atma. A demon.
[It's easier to show, so he takes a step back as lines of bright blue spread from the brand on his face.]
I am still myself.
[The assurance seems necessary, after the tension that some Drifters shown upon seeing Varuna.
Glowing lines rapidly spread over him, wings retracting as his body grows amorphous and indistinct before his self is reshaped into a taller, humanoid creature. The entire process is quick and well practised, as mundane as slipping on a shirt.]