[ what a distressingly familiar look. josh wasn't exactly relaxed to begin with, but he visibly tenses when she just says it outright, brows furrowing — concern, ostensibly, but there's an annoyed edge to it.

he raises a hand at the same time, a quieting gesture. ]

Don't. [ it's more aggressive than he means it to be, and the elaboration sounds deliberately more careful. ] Not exactly something I want to broadcast. But listen to me, this is important — I don't know, maybe you're lucky. Maybe it takes more for the curse to dig in where you're from, and you're fine, but if you aren't—

[ this is always the worst part, for whatever reason. it'd been the worst realization for him, anyway, and his voice takes on an odd mix of resolve and pity. ] You could be dangerous.