Okay, things were really crappy when even a hug was enough to spook someone. Was Shu's problem just having a fear of being held? Or held down maybe in this case, going by what they had done in the palace. That's what it sounded like anyways, albeit Takeshi knew he was probably way off the mark and totally wrong more likely than not. The only thing that he could figure might help his brother was get him into a more open room, maybe then he wouldn't feel so boxed in or whatever. With all the sleeping quarters being about the same size the only thing then he could figure was re-purposing one of the larger rooms, like one of the training halls, and turning it into a bedroom. There had to be enough available rooms, it wasn't as if they used all of them after all. "We could bring some beds down with us, and whatever else you want. As for being cold... Nah, we can get it heated up I'm sure! We just have to figure out how to do it, or ask one of the guys in the control room, yeah? I mean it would be silly if we couldn't warm up a room, you know? If we do that then we have all the space we could need." With all that was going on with everyone else Takeshi doubted they'd get much help in that regard, and Shu probably wouldn't be able to do a whole lot which left him to do it all. Smiling slightly at the thought he let out a sigh, rubbing his head as he closed his eyes. "Here... Let's try this... When the bad memories come up what helps to stop them? Have you found anything that helps?" he asked, opening his eyes and giving his brother a curious glance, "I know you sometimes crawl into my bed, does that help?"

"This is why I didn't want to say anything... It's not that we're even disgusted by it or anything, please don't misunderstand. It's just... I don't know how to explain it, but you get something on you and you just brush it off, almost habitually. With the exception maybe of Takeshi anyone else doing it is just doing it because it's there, understand? I really don't know how to put it otherwise." There was a slight itchiness to it as well when the scales were on one's skin too, but having them on clothes wasn't a big deal. Odd that it was a nervousness thing too, she'd never heard of anything like that. Maybe she should try helping T'charrl relax then? Smiling sympathetically at her friend Yumi placed a hand on his arm, trying to help convey a sense of relaxation even if she still had no idea how to do it; was willing someone to feel a certain way all she needed, or did she herself need to feel it? "But we can always go back to Kaesstra again, right? None of us are doing anything and we all love your world, so I don't imagine anyone will mind going back again. When we do go back too Viral will be better, so he can enjoy it with the rest of us for a change." Oops, there she went bringing it back to Viral again, even when she was trying not to. Smiling apologetically at that Yumi tilted her head a bit when T'charrl called himself a coward, letting out a soft sigh before shaking her head. "You aren't a coward, and there's nothing wrong with being intimidated by something new. When I was learning Ki I was afraid of what I might do with it to be honest, I'd never thought I'd be flying around or shooting lasers out of my hands," she recounted, letting out a laugh, "But I practiced a lot and now I can use it well, and I don't worry about that anymore. I know our situations are different, but I also know how you feel. If you want to keep it but you're afraid then just practice, practice until you're not afraid of it anymore. If we have to go back to Kaesstra to do that then fine, we will. As for the pain... Maybe that will go away with practice too? We won't know unless we try."