I see... [Clearly they should wear sign markers over their heads to keep them from getting confused... though you would think anyone who knows Ion well enough would notice if he suddenly became shorter. #replica problems]

Sometimes the Malnosso will kidnap people for individual experiments in addition to the ones that occur throughout the village. Sync and I were both kidnapped and were only now just returned to the village. That's... why we're both like this. The effects should wear off in a week or so.