Jake froze when he heard Izzy's voice, and turned to face her as best he could. "I... Izzy, I... I didn't..." he began, talking at a spot to the left of her shoulder, before taking a deep breath and starting over. "Mitchell's a shapeshifter, so I got that as well, and I can turn into a cat. And... I missed everyone so I thought I'd be a cat and just walk past to see if I could see anyone because I've never met Tommy before and I wanted to see JR and, and I missed everyone. But Tommy was out with Herbert and I thought I'd be okay. I was okay when I was a cat and Aaron was there, and I was, we sat out the back and Tommy talked to me for ages, it was cool, but then he cut his thumb with a knife and I, I... I lost it. I didn't show up wanting to attack anyone, I swear!"
He wiped at his face as he spoke, his eyes still streaming tears as he tried to blink away his blindness. "Neytiri and Seddrinth and Sook, they stopped me. I fucked up, I know, and I'm sorry."