She was the only one that got it. Karen was a little kid, a good little kid, but a little kid. She wanted to forget about it as quickly as she could and go back to being a little kid, and Aftran was a far different Yeerk than Iniss.

He drew a breath, leaning back and reflexively mopping his face, letting Bobby wiggle between them. "Good dog, Bobby." He had almost as many mental breakdowns on the dog as he had on Eva."Sorry. I'm...trying to stop. It's hard. I'm not used to it."

Emotions, feelings, the ability to express them. Opinions. "I think everyone thinks I'm broken. Iniss told me what they were saying at that council meeting, and I think even he whitewashed it a little. Kinda sad, when even the guy everyone is trying to protect you from is trying to protect you from the fact that everyone thinks you're insane." He hadn't meant to admit that he was still in contact with the Yeerk, but sometimes it was easier. Iniss knew when to leave him alone, knew when to talk, and was slowly adapting to Tom's habit of calling him at random times. He didn't have to explain himself to Iniss, Iniss already knew.