Carlos flinches back for a moment -- he<em>really</em>doesn't like being seen as a threat when he doesn't<em>mean</em>one -- but nods, and cuts the ropes as quickly and efficiently as possible.<br/><br/><strong>"He did, yeah,"</strong>he says quietly, stepping back a bit.<strong>"But it turns out that dying bravely doesn't make death any less shitty or painful.  ...Can you stand?"</strong>