[ Sorry about the potential blood on your couch, Viktor.... having friends from the necromancer hell universe probably is rough.

Her mouth twists into something like a smile. ]

Oh, I know. I buried my disappointments for eighteen years.

But then I got everything I wanted, and all it cost was [ she gestures at her chest ] this, so at this point I'm just trying to figure out why I still feel like shit. I guess.

Don't worry about it, though. Or me. I've got a plan.