[When Ori shifts, Beat notices this and is quick to look elsewhere, hand reaching to rub at his other arm, a little embarrassed to have been caught staring. He doesn't mean to, after all. He hadn't seen her after he had gotten back so it was the injury that she took for him that remained etched in his mind.]

If all a' 'em are like that, sounds like somethin' we all gotta learn to deal with y'know?

[If only it were that simple. Having experienced something like that made him keenly aware of the effects of dealing with a noctaere firsthand now.

He continues to let Ori talk, even if he wants to interrupt her mid-way, but there's a sudden shift in his expression as she finishes. While he is inclined to agree that he should do better, as they all should, to prevent things from happening again, something Ori says sticks out.

The crease on his forehead deepens as his brows knit closer together and the tone of his voice suddenly borders that of a growl.]

Yo, hold up! Why you gotta single out me and Loops? Why's it just me and her who don't gotta deal with that stuff and not all y'all?