"Okay. If you want to help me get home, then we can do that. I don't want to leave you behind, though. I'll talk to the pack, see if there's something we can do." 

"I'm not planning to leave permanently, only long enough to take care of you. Hopefully whatever is afflicting you will go away once you get in touch with your pack. We can then sort things out more carefully."

"Okay. In the meantime, maybe we should see if everything went down? Maybe regeneration is special, somehow? How do the others all work?" 

"We are going to check this right this moment. Felicia?"

"I'm ready." Felicia says zipping about and setting up the new ritual, powering it up and...

What is happening to Scott?

His levels seems elevated again. 

Felicia sighs in relief. "It appears to getting better again."

"That's good news! Maybe it was just a fluke." 

"Let's keep an eye out anyway. Are you feeling better?"

"I don't really notice when I'm human as much, it's just the not having anyone to talk to when I phase that hurts." 

"Maybe we should call in that favor anyway, just to be safe."

"If you want to. Thank you." 

"We can wait to talk with Katur first? I can keep this up for a while to monitor Scott's status."

"Reasonable. Scott, do you think it would help if you had someone to talk telepathically while shifted?"

"Maybe. It might be different if it's not pack."

"Very likely not to work, but worth the shot. We don't have to test it now, though. Do you need to rest?"

Scott is: a) still being hugged b) still very naked.

Scott won't object, all things considered. 

"No, I'm okay. It's only when I phase that it gets really bad."

Fernanda isn't commenting on either.

"Do you think you could shift back and forth fast enough it wouldn't be painful?"

"I think it's...better if we just think of all the things we want to try, and see how many we can fit into the shortest amount of time. Having to do it again and again sounds horrible."

Squeeze. "Alright, we won't force you to do anything."

"We can do a few things, if we can fit them in. Otherwise, I think I need my pack." 

Nod. "Don't worry, we will take care of you."

"Thank you. I should probably put on some clothes." 

Shrug. "If you prefer to, but don't do it for my sake."

He gets dressed.

"Should I go outside, see what else is out there, or should I get back to the garden?"