He laughed loudly. "Ah, you say I should not apologize but I feel it's not true. I think I can now somewhat understand why people tend to still apologize, even when assured that it's not necessary."

Nokosi sat still as she began inserting the earring and looping the chains back to his ear. "When we shrank, it felt like I had gotten all those piercings at the same time, especially since they, themselves did not shrink."