Okay, the laughter, Jason hadn't expected. Nor had he expected the smile going from whatever it had been to something...far uglier. Not Jokeresque, but ugly enough that it bothered Jason more than just a little bit.

"Yeah, no kidding," Jason replied. "I've put enough people down to know that myself, thanks." Granted, the reason he'd returned was...he didn't know. One day, he was dead. Another day, he was clawing his way out of the grave to find that he had been replaced.

"Ready for...the reasons behind your damage? Or the monsters that aren't the ones that you're internalizing right now?"