[IM with H4X310110 and SCRAP_GAZER]

[skinstealer]

[SCRAP_GAZER]: okay, so...every living being on our planet produces and then sheds these things called scraps.
[SCRAP_GAZER]: scraps form as a result of buildup of memories and emotions that mean a lot to the being in question- this kind of buildup is called "budding", and happens naturally within the body.
[SCRAP_GAZER]: let's say you have a friend that you're growing closer to- memories and feelings associated with that friendship will cluster together, forming a scrap bud inside you. 
[SCRAP_GAZER]: scraps will shed off of the body when there's a gradual culmination or sudden event relating to those memories and feelings- events like having a very personal, intimate moment with that friend, or in the other direction, a sudden fight, could cause a scrap to shed.
[SCRAP_GAZER]: oftentimes this doesn't make the bud disappear, and the memories and emotions don't go away by any means (aside from a very specific and very rare condition referred to as Internal Scrap Decay) even if it does- and a fully developed bud is more likely to drop more scraps over time.
[SCRAP_GAZER]: so...a friendship with more intense emotions is more likely to develop and shed scraps than one that just started.
[SCRAP_GAZER]: are you following so far?