[Oh, believe him, he knows! Shapeshifting has almost never gone well when it comes to anything more complicated than making his legs longer, but fortunately (unfortunately?) that's not what's going on here. It takes him a few seconds to recover from the blunt impact of running into a mirror - ignoring the reflections, honestly, because what else is new - but as soon as he does he's springing up to wrap his arms around her waist in the ambitious hug he had intended from the start.]
PEARL!
[He'll get to the shapeshifting thing in a minute, he swears. His lion's tail is swishing back and forth excitedly, the matching ears raised high right interest. He's just... really happy to see her. He'll deal with the parts of this that are less ideal soon enough.]
I'm okay! [He lets go just enough to look up at her, mossy green fur and faintly glowing pink gemstones on his cheeks.] But - um... are you okay? Do you know where you are? I can explain, just... I dunno where to start!
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PEARL!
[He'll get to the shapeshifting thing in a minute, he swears. His lion's tail is swishing back and forth excitedly, the matching ears raised high right interest. He's just... really happy to see her. He'll deal with the parts of this that are less ideal soon enough.]
I'm okay! [He lets go just enough to look up at her, mossy green fur and faintly glowing pink gemstones on his cheeks.] But - um... are you okay? Do you know where you are? I can explain, just... I dunno where to start!