Once they're actually off. Right. One of the barnacles even pokes out...something from inside its top hole as Gorgug's staring at a selection of them, as if they needed any evidence of some of them still being alive. Gorgug winces, 'cause they're kind of gross? But he's also now looking at them, their shapes. He could try scraping them off with his hand, but that seems... like it would be a mess, and may or may not work?

...

"I think I'm gonna need a tool if I-- don't wanna kill them." Something to get underneath the shells and just... pop them off. He's still squinting, but looks over at Sephiroth. "Wait, did you want any? My workshop's close-- I could save you a few. Were you going somewhere?"

Maybe it's...on the way? Close? What was he doing before his life got taken over by the most durable barnacles in Etraya?