[Nevertheless, it stands as a question.

The teenager falls quiet as he contemplates for a moment, and aware of how much longer that is for Walter, he tries to communicate reassurance of his presence in a small slide of his hand, shuffling his grip to maintain awareness of it.]

I don’t know. It may be enforced while you’re in Mossgate, however... If it is a forcible shift without continuous pressure applied to maintain it, then it should be possible to change over time.