[ He isn't giving up. He's just not engaging and maybe that's not the right thing to do, but for once the young Dr Reid cares very little about the right thing. He's in pain, scared out of his mind and very, very vulnerable. It's not a good place to be in and needless to say he's growing a little... desperate. Desperate enough to blink up through the lingering smoke, a tiny bit of hope mixing in with all that confusion.]