[Gokudera looks down, frowning gently. He could worry about this, but his answer is a shake of the head.]

I’ve been through worse.

[This could be fun? He could still serve the Tenth like this! He might even be stronger now, who knows?!]

It won’t. If this has happened to both of us, there’s probably others that are going through this. So it’s more proactive to think about why it happened to us, or how it’s happened. Worrying about it lasting forever is unrealistic.

[He lifts his paw-hand to scratch at the back of his floppy ear.]

I’ve been turned into a plushie before, drugged, tortured… collared. So, honestly. This really isn’t so bad. The Tenth hasn’t texted me, so he’s fine.

[As usual, Gokudera is not worried about himself.]

Are you still in pain?