Gyre hums in agreement, glancing away. As long as they're all here, there's hope, but he can't help feeling like this morning was such a huge step backwards. He really thought they'd be more on the same page and--

And his brain short circuits completely. Fused together?? They looked different?? "What-- wait, what does that mean? Like they were one person? Was Eight okay with that?"

He can't help thinking about Five saying she doesn't want to be a part of Sxicq again, and his whole body tenses. Sxicq is terrifying but he's not going to let that weird child possess these monsters if they don't want it.