"That a fact?" he says, falling into his old routine he'd used whenever he'd get a lecture. In a weird way, it's helping. Putting on this act means he's not focusing too heavily on what just happened to him.

"Knew someone once who used to say the same thing. Course she was a world class surgeon, so I trusted she could always put me back together again." And boy, did he love ruffling her feathers when she told him to take better care of himself and to stop smoking. He lights up and takes a long drag of the cigarette. Cigars are better, but he'll settle for what Garfield can provide.