[He pauses and sighs.]

I think they took from you more than just the tattoo and earrings. To be precise, the mask you put on when dealing with others, specially with people who aren't like us. People who may not react positively to our raw selves, or something like that.

[Ikki has no real issue with it except for Kotomi's sake and because he's sure Marco won't appreciate it once he is "normal" again if something happens in which he traumatizes someone.]