"I'll bet." He hadn't meant for his tone to be that dry but, well. He wasn't exactly feeling his best and controlling his voice was work. He immediately regretted it, though and he sighed. That was not helping.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. It's just hard to imagine anyone willingly putting up with this." Maybe it was different for humans, or maybe they just didn't remember the pain all that well. Maybe the fun before really was worth the price after. Right now Swift couldn't see it.

"I should lay down. It won't hurt if I'm asleep." And he couldn't make an ass of himself, either.