"I haven't spoken to Kon enough to know how it is with him. Um, the closest experience I had with something like that was back on Ilada. One kid was getting creative with their shape-shifting and would change a lot. Even though they were still recognizable, it was off-putting when it happened at random."
What advice could they give? Everything came to Smokey pushing Angelo to talk to Alma. An option that was so obvious Angelo had to already have considered it. Perhaps he had considered it and just wasn't certain on it yet? Smokey could use their annoying insistence to help there, right? Or perhaps he hadn't considered it at all. Humans with their inability to express their feelings and all that. Like in those awful romcoms Smokey had seen scenes of.
"I think you should tell her how you feel. Alma's from here and... you're not. She should be able to try and understand that you're still getting used to thinking like an islander here. She's a nice person. She might cut back on the shifting when around you. It's not an all or nothing type of deal. You could even talk to Iggy about it. See if he can give you support and help you talk to her. He knows her better than me."
