"UNDYYYYNEEE..." Cue a great big skeletal pout. Goodness, he probably looked so silly right now. And the noogies! So intense! Even if, in a way, they were rather refreshing.

Well, he'd try his best to wriggle free for now, so he could step into the conversation as well.

"AH, YES, CUSTOM ASTERISKS! I, FOR ONE, FIND THEM QUITE USEFUL. EVEN IF THERE ARE SOME ABILITIES I WASN'T ABLE TO REPLICATE..." He still couldn't read LV or EXP, for one, which... well, maybe it wasn't the most useful thing in a world like this, but it did still leave him somewhat lacking compared to his full potential.