[Maybe it's a habit he'll never break, pretending it's alright. He's watched Jack die so many times after all. Death and pain are just normal everyday things, like coffee or air. But it helps, hearing that. He hasn't really just gotten acceptance of it like that from anybody. Jack was so focused on bringing Tyki to justice that it felt like they skipped that step. Then again sometimes he thinks Jack is too used to death anyway. He doesn't remember how it felt to be scared of it.] It happened. It feels like it's been long enough, like I should be over it. Like I shouldn't expect people to still talk about it with me.
[Or maybe that's anther one of the excuses he tells himself to keep people away and not have to worry about opening up. He's got a lot of those.] I feel safe with you here.