"Sorry cupcake." She patted him on the head, "I just woke up from...I guess death. But it's still early enough I'm sure shouting your head off won't draw anyone willing to ya know...snap your neck like the little plastic ring on a cap on a bottle of soda." She mimed the twisting of two hands and you could almost hear the snap and fizz.

She had the most unstable wide eyed smile. Almost the exact opposite of comforting.