I'm less hurt than I look. [ it's a lie, reflexive and smooth, said as he leans against the wall and

lifts the shredded part of his uniform up to get a look at the damage. it's not pretty. all that gold skin is ripped and torn, and the shrapnel embedded in him isn't something he can heal around. whatever they hit him with drained his reserves.

josh is nervous. ]

It's fine. We're gonna be screwed if something else happens and I don't have the energy to fix you guys.