"You wouldn't be the man you are if you enjoyed hurtin' things," Cricket tells Palmer earnestly, giving him a warm smile. "I know you. You'd rather talk to people and fix things and have fun, and honestly I reckon that's a good kinda person to be."

He gives him hug and a thump on the back. "Once this is over and we ain't trapped and starving no more, you and me and Kinner and Forrest'll do something fun. Hell, we could invite Harley and Loki and some others too. Fish fry and picnic and lots of liquor, maybe."