Raine had passed out when the Captain had picked her up.  The movement caused the pole to slide and chafe against the raw flesh.  She remembered thinking the pole had gone red hot, and then she had blacked out from the pain.<br/><br/>When she came to a minute later, the woman was feeling decidedly giddy.  Endorphins and adrenaline coursed through her bloodstream, setting off the worst of the pain and giving her a slightly euphoric feeling, even though her body was slowly going into shock.  Raine's skin felt chill and clammy, her pupils were dilated despite the bright ambient light, and her heart was just beginning to suffer tachycardia.<br/><br/><em>"Earth woman, you are injured.  Do you give me permission to aid you?  It will require that I touch you."</em><br/><br/>Raine giggled, scrunching up her shoulders weakly.  With a bloody hand, she reached up, as if to grab a lock of the alien's hair.  The injured woman missed, though, and instead limply wiped her hand over her would-be caretaker's face.  "You broke the moon, darlin'," Raine said in a surprisingly clear voice, before once again descending into a fit of giggles