"Probably. I might want, like, half my weight in candy if he unexpectedly decides to be a lizard about it and never wants to talk to me again."
Well, anyway. What's the fastest way to get this over with? Probably just teleport straight to Aurin's house.
Well, Mial appears on the outside of the house, so it is up to Aurin whether or not to answer the door.
"Yeah, I came to tell him. Also, I heard I'm not contagious anymore, the miracle worker said something about somebody dropping a natural-formed shren into the middle of a council meeting and nobody catching, can you confirm?"
He is feeling an increasing urge to obnoxiously walk around in natural form, and he wants to be damn sure and then some that he can do it without casualties. He does not choose to mention this motivation to Alys.
"Ew, ew," says the girlfriend.
"I'm sorry," says Aurin. "My inconsiderate ass of a cousin. I'll walk you home?"
"Yes, please," says the girlfriend.
Aurin shoots Mial a dirty look over his shoulder as he escorts the girlfriend out.
"I'm sorry I made you choke all over your girlfriend," he says, "that was inconsiderate and unnecessary. Do you actually want to know why I'm staying a shren?"
"I was unnecessarily inconsiderate because I'm getting wound up in advance about the amount of shit I expect to catch over this decision," he says, "and I unfairly and impulsively decided to tweak you about it, so, sorry again. I'm staying a shren because... well, first of all because if the miracle worker is to be believed we're not contagious anymore, that's what pushed me into a definite permanent decision."