The change is subtle as it happens - so much that one can't quite observe it occur so much as notice its effects. When Steven first held himself to Greg's body he was still touched by the way he looked on Tera, complete with tattered clothes and smeared makeup. As they near the van, though, he will feel lighter and smaller, in a clean shirt and jeans, with slightly longer and ringletted hair and the remains of his bruises being the only hold overs from his stay.

There's no rules of fashion or brand to worry about, and so his dad's old band shirts are a perfect fit. The colours he wore here were always darker than he really liked, and never with enough pink.

He gradually manages to steady himself as Greg speaks softly to him, encouraging these shockingly new and comfortingly old feelings of hope. There's going to be a lot to think about, later on, but right now he only has space for relief and gratitude. Any effect his emotions have over the reality surrounding them sync with Greg's as they brighten the atmosphere. Tears continue to come, but they feel natural and appropriate.

"What happened?" he finally asks, not fully understanding how they came to be where they are now. Everything that happened after they'd fused during the fight is such a mess, and with that part of him gone its like it barely happened at all, with how unreal it all felt.