'I am still learning about human and human-adjacent emoting and cannot yet compose a description for the general use.  In this instance: my arrival at Milliways indeed marked the start of a better course to the future than would otherwise have occurred.  But the changes to my visual form were not a joyous expression of that fact.'

"Yeah, you've been having kind of a time."

They nod.

". . . You were going to ask Cam about, erm, how the magic communicates with and feels to people who're using it?" prompts Judy.

'I did this previously, and have now produced the rough draft of an attempted revision.'

"Oh?"

Ancora nods again.

"Like, magically?"

Nod.

"I thought you said there wouldn't be any progress on that for a few weeks."

'Yes.'

"Have you been gone for weeks subjective?"

'Yes.'

"Oh. I hope you weren't lonely. We haven't been here nearly that long."

''Lonely'?'

"Maybe artists don't get lonely."

'What is 'loneliness'.'

"Wanting to be around people and interact with them, instead of being alone."

They consider this.

'I sometimes prefer to interact with people.  It did me no harm to be away from them for that duration under those circumstances.'

Nod nod.

'Would you like to sample and give feedback on the new draft of the magical interface at this time.'

"Sample like have what I've got swapped out?"

'It involves changes to the magic system as a whole.  Given that time is paused for all other vampires this will affect only Judy and yourself.'

"If we don't like it can we switch back?"

'Yes.'