"She's a sweet kid. I'm glad she's got people she can trust now." For all the gruesomeness of the story, there is that. Blaze lets out a short chuckle. "Hell, she's shy and I'm all kinds of strange, but she's still not scared to come over so long as you're here."

There are more reasons than the Exo can explain why Jesse's answer comes as a relief - at least, more reasons than it would be good to speak of. But the relief itself is pretty clear in her voice, the easing in her shoulders. "Looks easier than my repairs are, that's for sure. Good to know you're all right. You can still eat, though?"

Some people might try to be circumspect about inquiring into someone's biological functions or lack thereof. Since the subject's come up, Blaze doesn't see any reason for dancing around it.