Well this is going worse than he anticipated. Not that that hasn't happened with a Confluence before. He just has to figure out what turns the spell off.

"You know me," he says. "We're close. Look." He pulls out his phone. It was one reason he came here first, to give the tech a chance. He even checks the photo of them kissing is clear before he flips it around.

But all David sees is Balthier kissing some man he doesn't know.

"Something's making you sick. The guild sent me in to check on you." Not entirely true. Not entirely a lie.