"It was bad," Reno said, looking at her and frowning. "Somethin' bein' ripped right outta my chest, and I never let myself feel nothin' like that before, and for as much as it sucked, I'm glad I felt it. Didn't think I could feel. Not like that. Means I'm alive. Don't wanna just roll over and stop, it hurts, and there I am, feelin' it, and maybe... There was a reason for that?"

Words were a challenge, weren't they? Dammit.

"I mean, if I went right back to nothin', that'd just mean I was dead already. Kinda... I dunno. Maybe I'm kinda grateful that I wasn't so far gone I couldn't hurt."