"I've got time, if you want to share." He'll back off if Pal doesn't want to elaborate and we want Natsuno unspoiled for the explosion. "I actually came because I wanted you to check something."

This time he does pick up the scalpel. "I already gave you a blood sample, but I got a paper cut today and - "

Natsuno slices his forearm without as much as a wince. His pain tolerance had gone significantly higher over the last year. The blood flow stops almost as soon as it starts and the incision closes as usual, but the color? Glowing.