Oh yeah, he's...fine. It was some weird... virus thing, I don't know. He's better now. Himself again.

[He wouldn't be surprised if Fern got under anyone's skin- he tends to be volatile at the best of times. Which is why the change had startled him enough he somehow got his ice powers out of his system. He sounds so goddamn exhausted- fraying at the edges. That was an entire mess and he doesn't even know where to start figuring out his feelings for that mess. So he's focusing on something he can work through- namely the whole ice thing. ]

A-anyway, yeah. Ice powers now.

[He leads her through the kitchen down into his basement lab- a pretty creepy place, but it's one of the few places in the house he's afforded any privacy. He's cleared one of his desks, hesitating for a moment.]

I'm uh...not good at controlling it at all yet, so sorry if I accidentally freeze you or...anything.

[She's pretty damn tough, he's sure she can handle it- but still. ]