You're really making me hungry over here, Cilan! [ Laughter, positivity--that's what they need. That's what he needs, to keep his feet moving and his mind away on what he sees before to, to think of why it's happening, why it needs to be stopped. ]

One day--I wanna eat a food just like that! [ Let him continue of this beautiful line of thought a little longer. ] How about it? You can cook it up...and I can do the chopping! Or get the ingredients! I want it bursting with flavour, so much--so much that it's gonna be too good to eat! It'll explode right there in the oven because it's too good!

[ Yes, this is exactly the best thing to think about. But even that has to calm, with the atmosphere of burning heat and rubble, the stench of death on their nostrils. But it's something. Was something. Is. Red fastens it close to his heart, his voice sobering but the buzzing gratitude still strong in his voice. ]

This is it, Cilan... we're going to get right back up, each time. No matter what! [ Just like he said.

It's a promise. ] Thanks for watching my back!