Aaron isn't sure what he was expecting. He had thought, of course, about what kind of bird Julien would be becoming, and had known that it would be white. Dove had certainly been a possibility, but there is a big difference between thinking about it as a vague and distant possibility and seeing a dove the size of a small horse looking up at him.
There's no horror in his face. Surprise, yes. Worry, definitely. But he isn't disgusted.
Aaron realizes, distantly, that he doesn't know if Julien will be able to talk anymore. He realizes right after that, with a jolt of fear, that it's also entirely possible that Julien's personality or intelligence might have been affected. That is what Aaron is most afraid of: that Julien might lose his identity to the change.
"Julien...?" he asks, tentatively. In the question is can you hear me? and can you speak? and are you Julien still?
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Aaron isn't sure what he was expecting. He had thought, of course, about what kind of bird Julien would be becoming, and had known that it would be white. Dove had certainly been a possibility, but there is a big difference between thinking about it as a vague and distant possibility and seeing a dove the size of a small horse looking up at him.
There's no horror in his face. Surprise, yes. Worry, definitely. But he isn't disgusted.
Aaron realizes, distantly, that he doesn't know if Julien will be able to talk anymore. He realizes right after that, with a jolt of fear, that it's also entirely possible that Julien's personality or intelligence might have been affected. That is what Aaron is most afraid of: that Julien might lose his identity to the change.
"Julien...?" he asks, tentatively. In the question is can you hear me? and can you speak? and are you Julien still?