"No one's gonna get hurt. You think anything can hurt me? It can fuckin' try, no chance in hell's it gonna succeed." Aside from that whole dying thing. And the scars. And Kobra mildly beating him up the other day. In Jesse's state of mind, he can afford to gloss over these minor details.

Ghoul nudges the pipe closer to Jesse. "We're gonna get you up them stairs. Together. You watch my back, I'll check it out and clear the damn coast. That's where you stay until this shit's gone, right?" It's dangerous, but it's warmer up there. Brighter. Less wrecked. Still, he's paranoid. Like worrying about a kid. So much could go wrong when he's like this.

"Stay clear of those fuckin' stairs when you're settled. I get back here with supplies and I find out you broke your pretty neck? I'm gonna chase down your ghost and bring you back just to kill you myself."