[Dist wriggles his arm absently once Ion grabs hold, his eyes locked on Nephry. For a moment, he can't find the words to say when he sees her again, after so long, and averts his gaze. Ugh...ugh, that damn experiment. He wasn't ready to face her yet. Thankfully, though, her attention shifts to Ion, and he makes a moot point of correcting her statement.]

Oh, yes...physically, perhaps. [He'd have to run a few tests to make sure of that. Heaven knows that the Malnosso could and would do more than alter Ion's "age". If he was unstable as well...] He's been altered, Nephry. I have reason to believe he was de-aged to moments after his creation.