"I suppose if I don't like the piercings I could always ask Jo-"

He pauses. Freezes really. Maybe he can't ask Josh to reverse them. And that hurts his mind to think about. So he just does his best to let it go. Just move right past it.

"I'll think about it," he says instead, smiling the best he can.

He doesn't think to call Balthier on his avoiding talking about his wounds. Just hugs him a bit. "You deserve better than they did to you. By far. But now you have a chance to make your own life without the weight they put on you."