Nikolai rocked back on his heels in surprise. "Fyodor?! But how...nevermind. Tell me later. How do you feel?"

You sat up slowly, looking down at your smaller hands, feeling out the unfamiliar muscles and edges of this new form.

"Strange and unpracticed. It will take adjustment."

Nikolai clasped your - no, Sigma's - shoulder reassuringly.

"I see...That's what you meant with 'He never will awaken again' .. I'll help you adjust."