[ that earns a bark of laughter. ] Hey, I can't help that. And it's probably the only way I'm gonna keep my pride.

[ with a groan, heine finally pulls himself up into a sitting position. thus far in his life, he's never healed so slowly that he actually experienced the aches that come after a fight—or at least, very rarely, absent a mortal injury. ]

You've got a deal. [ heine's determined to figure out how to get back both his guns and his powers, and once that happens, a do-over sounds like a good plan.

he stretches out a little, rolls one of his shoulders. ] Ah, fuck. I've never been sore before.