Oh, 'twas my favorite part of all those days of incapacitation. Rare pleasant sensations become all the more pronounced in the face of the overwhelming other sort.

[He pulls Ryn a little closer, just kind of adjusting him on his lap, making it easier to hold him and more comfortable to relax against him.]

Believe it or not, I'm usually the somber raincloud among my comrades. Jaded and brittle as old boot leather, I am.