"Still kinda do," Reno replied, shaking his head faintly as he idly lifted a hand to brush his fingers against hers. "I mean, ain't goin' on pretendin' nothin' happened, anymore. But it's better, sometimes. When I don't feel it. Lettin' myself feel it all the time'd probably kill me, zoto."

... Well, it would.

Kind of like all the being sandwiched and people being all quiet and stuff was getting to Mako. Time to squiiiiirm. Freedom? Freedom! Freeeeeeedom.