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Jason picked one up, testing the weight and the balance.

"Yeah. I do. Thanks."

He actually liked them quite a bit, even if he wasn't great at showing it.

Given the choice, Jason would choose to endure. He healed faster than most anyway. In a month to a month and a half, he'd be healed.

He took the opportunity to sleep, but didn't do so for long. Nightmares always came and woke him when he tried.

He took the gift from the boy and sat down. He tugged at the ribbon, feeling awkward opening gifts in front of people, then pulled at the paper.

|| Kyle was mad

-- covered in deep purple bruises and swelling.

Even with Jason's fast healing, this would be a long recovery.

-- weren't nearly as deep.

The injuries didn't stop there. His right shoulder had been dislocated, two broken humeruses, broken left femur, several broken or cracked ribs, and a hairline skull fracture. Concussion. Internal bruising and bleeding. A few teeth knocked loose. His body was --

-- easily shrug off. Lacerations covered his skin where the claw of the crowbar had struck: his left thigh, right calf, right shoulder, the left side of his abdomen, and across his right cheekbone. His skin had split in various other places too, just from the impact of the weapon, though those --