[Any annoyance and confusion he has is swfitly replaced by worry. As if the other emotions were never there at all. The thought of her being crystalized plants itself in his chest and wrenches something deep inside it. He doesn't think he's ever going to get over that particular fear. Not ever.

He tries to push past it. To focus on helping her. ]

N-no. Far as I've been able to determine, they're not poisonous. They're built to tear people apart, they don't need venom or poison.

Is there anything I can do about the crystal?