Oh, you're forgiven. I'm a particularly agreeable creature, you see.

[are they... for now, Loni just settles to lean forward, chin resting on their palm.]

An allergy... yes, I suppose you could call it that. Raw iron is caustic to most of us.

[clearly, they don't mind. another unusual thing, even for them... but he's been so polite it's not been annoying this far.]