Maybe if they got the worst of the stuff out then that would help Shu. Get it off your chest, that sort of thing, would that even work here? Takeshi wasn't sure, but trying that much was more than they had done with it lately. He figured Shu would give him a little reply but instead his brother started getting almost hysterical, way more so than he'd expected. Looking at Shu worriedly the older boy frowned, having no idea what he should do to try and help him calm down. Shifting uncomfortably on his feet Takeshi reached out and put his hands on Shu's shoulders, squatting down so he came eye to eye with his sibling. "Shu, no one's going to do that to you anymore, you're safe now. No one's hurting you or poking you with needles, I promise." Crap, that wasn't going to cut it was it? What more could he do though, he didn't know how to handle this. Biting his lip uncertainly Takeshi leaned in and gave his brother a hug, probably a bad idea considering the little guy was fussing about being held and wrapped up. Still, it was the only thing he could really think of doing so he hoped it would do some good. Damn, should he go try asking for some help with this? No one was really available right now but he was sure if he came knocking for Shu someone was bound to agree, everyone wanted to help him. Letting go of his brother he smiled at him sadly, placing a hand on his head instead and giving his hair a light ruffling. "So is that what bothers you at night...? What if we slept somewhere more open than our room, would that help? Maybe like one of the training rooms?" Even to his untrained self it sounded like Shu hated being closed up, so the obvious answer there was to give him plenty of space to move around.

"If they're wiping themselves off I can only guess it's because of those flakes," Yumi mused, pointing to herself now being covered in little bits here and there. With a smile she shrugged her shoulders, lifting one arm and blowing a few off and watching as they floated away. "Don't take it personally if they wipe them off, it's nothing bad really. It would be like if someone's hair was on you, you'd just wipe it off because you wouldn't want that sticking all over you. It doesn't mean that the person doesn't like you or is disgusted or anything, it's just kind of a natural response to it." She didn't quite know how to explain it other than that, but in her mind that's how it was. It wasn't so much she hated being covered by T'charrl's scales as it was just knowing there was something on her and having a sort of innate want to brush it off. Maybe it was wanting to feel clean, something that having those dust bits or scales, whatever they were all over you made hard to do. Giving herself a small brushing off to that end Yumi glanced back at her friend, smiling sympathetically as he spoke about emotions. "I can kind of sense what others feel too, I guess, and I've noticed they hide some sometimes. The way I see it is they're just trying to protect others by covering them up, they don't want others to get upset. Sometimes we think or feel things that might hurt other people but we keep them to ourselves for the sake of others, right? I know you can understand that." She hid anger or annoyance fair often for instance, favoring to be a bit more patient and compassionate with others. It was easy to fly off the handle when someone did something a bit daft or foolish but she wouldn't help anyone with that. Nor would she help if she caused a fuss any time something remotely bothered her. A slew of questions came then, all about the power and what it brought about. While Yumi may not feel really qualified to answer them she'd try, if only for T'charrl's sake. "Well... People might fear you because you're strong, but when they get to know you they'll warm up. Sometimes you can't help but have people be uneasy, though you can change how they think with some time. I guess if I had to call your changes something... I'd say it's another power you haven't mastered yet," she concluded, putting a hand on her chin as she gave a nod, "Viral is the same way, or was. He has all sorts of different forms and until recently had little or no control, but now he can control them. I think if you want to keep this power you can learn to control it too, just like you learned Ki and your own powers."