Forge! It's really interesting that he seems to still have armor on his lower body, which would mean that he really did lose some here. I wonder what he means by "use you again". Could he maybe take control of Johnny's body for a while? :0
Why would he want to do that now though? Does he know Hijack? Maybe wants to try and stop him?
Would that speed up the specralification since he says "nothing will ever be the same again", which I think maybe could refer to Johnny going full spectral...
So many new questions... I doubt we'll get any answers in the next update though, this seems like a prime moment to shift the scene to someone else...

I always get excited when it's Johnny + Forge time! I dunno why but just eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! It makes me so excited! I think the reason why Forge only has his lower armor is because it went with his legs when the shadow in the ground disappeared. The armor seems to be made of normal, non-ghost metal, since it didn't go with him when he was defeated. (That is, the part that was still on his body.) I think that when Forge says that he will have to use Johnny he's talking about using him to regenerate, like all spirits do when used as tools or when in mediums. That's the whole point of possessing things and people, right? Anyway, I think that Johnny would go full spectral no matter what spirit possessed him/tool he used as a direct result of becoming a medium. I mean, why wouldn't he? If I recall, a way to become a spectral was "extended contact with a spirit" or something like that. But yeah, becoming a medium and spectral does kind of change up your world. I think that Zack will actually show us the interrogation of Ed, though maybe from Ed's perspective. Although, if he did chang the scene, (say, to Max's point of view,) it wouldn't be too bad. I'd be happy either way, because story!

Hm. I think how spirits look in the mindscape (or toolscape), or maybe even just normalscape, could be dependant on how they view themselves, consciously or unconciously. Like, Forge lost part of his armor so that reflects how he looks. This page sorta suggests his armor is ghostly material, since it's invisible, while the hammer which is solid material is visible. So there's no real reason for his lower armor to still be there while his upper is gone, other than maybe his appearance being more of a mind thing...

And, of course Johnny is definitely going to become a spectral. I was just wondering if Forge was going to speed up the process. I guess what you said makes sense, Forge apologising for bumming of Johnny's energy. But the timing seemed a bit weird for that. The way it's put makes it seem to me to indicate Forge is about to do actively something.