That's understandable. I missed mine too. That's why I got another one. I cheated, though, didn't I? Not Medals, but Switches. And crabby had told me I was going to be, like, a dog or something. But I just turned back into me, only with a star pattern etched in front.

Oh. Shit, am I crying? It's not like flying was I think I could do, or would understand how to miss it. But, I can understand. I miss the grace that I used to have no matter which form I was in. I can still access it, but it's not the same, mostly because I can't exactly go around in my other form. I'm trying not to be a villain.

I crouch down a bit again, only to hug him again. He's warm. I'm warm. We're alive and real and human.

"I understand." I need to talk to the crab. If I can get him wings... I know I'll do it.