[ no, he wants to say, but he simply remains irritated and scared, shivering a little in soaked clothes, skin stinging from unseen cuts and abrasions, everything generally horrible. None of this is going to change. ]

I haven't changed my mind, I just want to know whatever you're going to throw at me so I can check against what anyone else tells me. Surely there are other....things around here.

[ now, though, he's definitely wondering if this thing's always looked like this. ]