Tachibana paused, blinking, as if only just realizing how he had phrased it. He had meant to say "untransformed," why had he...?

"It's not quite the same," he attempted to correct. "It's more just a temporary altered state. There can be a risk of becoming Undead for someone with too high of a compatibility, but my sync level has never been even close to that level."

"You've met Dakki, then?" he asked, almost by way of changing the subject.