[ Ori merely blinks at him for a second, again; it’s probably rude of her to have this sort of moment pretty much every time Beat says something, but at least this time it’s because… Well, she honestly hadn’t been expecting a comment like that. It’s… Nice of him to say? She thinks?

In the end, she huffs a laugh, light and airy, and it’s as if she’s able to breathe a little easier as she expels some of that stress with the laughter. ]

That’s— Thanks, Beat. You’re talking about the fact that I was a Dire Wolf, right?

[ Still smiling, she shakes her head. ]

That form is normally a lot sturdier, but… I wasn’t anticipating how much the nightmare energy would take out of me. I’m sorry about that.

[ Really, that’s only one of the many things she’s sorry about, but she can start with that one. ]