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[Save perhaps Sync's recent arrival, Ion hasn't been as stressed as he has been these past few months. The lack of experiments has made for a nice change of pace, though he's been refraining from saying as much. Just in case the Malnosso suddenly feel like putting an end to this little break... but it's that lack of stress that makes this new condition of his all the more mysterious. Losing a few feathers when he was sick wasn't entirely uncommon for him, and he had been feeling rather under the weather these past few days, but... well.]

Perhaps this is a bit of an odd question, but has anyone ever had their wings suddenly [...] change? Aside from just the color.

[Glancing over his shoulder. He has his wings folded behind his back so they don't appear in the journal-window. Usually they weren't out at all... which is mostly why he's only now noticing the change.]

Though I guess the color would apply as well, in this case...

[...]

[What, they don't really teach about filial puberty in school! At least, if they did, it was probably one of those days Ion when was out sick. Which is a lot. Though someone Ion's age probably should have already lost most of the fluffy feathers on his wings...... he's a late bloomer, okay.]

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Yes, you're right. Perhaps I should consider heading to the clinic soon...

Are you healthy enough to walk, or would you prefer to be teleported there?

I should be fine walking. I was able to walk to the clinic earlier this week, and that was when I still wasn't feeling well...

[A pause.] Though... they would have been able to see my wings at that time as well, and they told me nothing was out of the ordinary.

Perhaps the changes were not quite as pronounced at the time? Yet that would mean that your wings changed very rapidly...

Which could mean it might be something even worse...

[...it's not because of what he is, is it? Naturally the thought crossed his mind before, but-- man, now he's really worried.]

Or that it'll come and go quickly, instead of lasting a few weeks.

[He hopes that's the case, at least.]

It would certainly be better if that were the case. I don't know if I could handle this for that long...

There is always the possibility that healing might help, if only to lessen the symptoms.

That's true. Though I'm not really sure what there is to be healed. The feathers that have fallen out don't seem to leave a space behind... it's as though there's just no room for them anymore.

...How strange. Perhaps you are molting, though this should be much too early into the year.

To be honest, I wasn't aware our wings molted at all. I've never had something like this happen before...

Is that so? I was assuming because of birds, but... Unless the local molting cycle is spread over multiple years...

That's a possibility. I don't think it'd be very safe for them to lose feathers on a regular basis, since they're so closely tied to someone's life here...

I suppose damaged feathers could still be replaced as necessary along the way...

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If that's the case, then it must be what my wings are doing. It would explain why some of the feathers have grown longer, as well.

Were you wings damaged previously? Perhaps longer feathers are sturdier.

Not... recently. [...] But the longer feathers are the only ones that seem unaffected.

Is that so? Do the wings themselves seem bigger?

I'm not sure about the wings themselves, but the feathers are definitely longer than they used to be. Though I'm not sure if that's a change that'd happened quickly, or I just haven't noticed... to be honest, I don't check them as much as I should.

...Have you grown taller, recently? Taller people seems to have longer feathers and wings.

[Geez, that took a long time.]

[He actually has to pause and think about this, mostly because it's not the kind of thing Ion pays attention to.]

Not enough for it to make a noticeable difference... but I am still growing.

That would explain the wings, along with the fact that you felt sick.

[Having all the terrible puberty flashbacks here.]

...what do you mean?

[What would growing have to do with him feeling ill? Now this is just getting more confusing!]

Growth spurts can lead to aches and illness, while your body adjusts to its new size. That must also include the wings, even if they were not originally part of our bodies.

Really? I've never heard of that... but now that I think about it, it would explain a few things... [Maybe that's why he's been feeling sick so much lately!]

[...well, no, his immune system also just kind of sucks. But it explains the wings, okay.]

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