Oh, thank god, it doesn't feel as terrible in their ears anymore now that, once again, someone else has done all the hard work for them. Now that the piercing buzz is over, though, Hope does feel a little more uneasy than they just had; maybe it's got something to do with the actual part that the person above them has pulled off? Ugh. They don't think they like it.

"Do you feel that?" they ask, skipping past congratulations as concern draws up a little more into their voice. "I just started feeling this pit in my stomach, and it's..." They gnaw at their lip. "It's probably not guilt?" And though they'd love to say more to defuse things, they hear a sudden clatter from the closet and their eyes go wide. "Hurry, someone might be here—toss it to me if you have to."