"Nah, he put that one on for Elmer too. Usually he's got a normal one that looks like a hand." He laughs, smiling still even as Firo's fades. "He's probably just dramatic.

"I asked him to let me learn alchemy from him immediately after. When I did, he told me to fix up my attitude, so I've been acting this way--" (he gestures to himself) "--since around that time."