Thank you. [ Their gaze lowers at the compliment, but it's hard to miss the pleased smile on their face. There's no reason for them to feel prideful of their wings—they hadn't done anything to earn them—but the feeling is there all the same. ]

I'm not sure. They grew after I ate some kind of magical candy. [ They laugh a bit at how ridiculous that sounds. But it's true! ] I guess I should be careful if they're not. I wouldn't want them to wear off mid-flight.

[ They say the words, but they sound oddly unbothered by this possibility. Honestly, the Operator's just a little too conscious of how difficult they are to kill. ]

They could be permanent, though. [ They shrug. ] I'm still figuring out how these things work here...