Coulda told me you were in Europe, ya bumrag, I woulda visited. I was over in Glasgow that whole time. Lookit this! [He proudly tugs back his shirt to show off the shape of his chest and he is glowing with enthusiasm.] Scars are still a nasty sight but the doctor said they'd be all healed up in a few weeks. Brilliant, isn't it? No more boxy bloody bandages.

[And no more terrible uncertainty now that he knows how much greater it is to be a boy inside and out.]