"Hnn. That kind of story." The kind that hurts too much to speak of easily. It's a shame, but she gets it. She will, however, be all the more keen to nudge him into talking about the fun stories. All the better to cheer him up, right?

"But not beaten," she counters readily. Defeatism finds no purchase here. "Actually, I, uh, wasn't alive for a whole chunk of that time. Between that and a few reboots- well, I remember the last few years since Ghost brought me back. That covers all the important parts." There's a certain amount of determination in that, but she genuinely doesn't seem troubled by her situation. "And all the best stories. We work off a bounty system for some things, too. Not so much the important targets, but taking them down isn't about the glimmer."

For that matter, she's a little bit proud of herself for successfully - and painlessly - first-aiding their new friend. Her commander's crochet lessons manual dexterity drills must be paying off. Blaze gets to her feet, ready to offer him a supporting hand if he seems to need it. "All right, let's give it a shot."

"Those cuts will probably need some kind of sutures," Ghost notes with concern.