[look, he's a bad guy, and when someone starts throwing around words like 'price' and 'payment', you can bet he's going to try and get out of it, himself. he is, however, not stupid enough to point that out, and so he just shrugs, before, wryly:] I'd almost rather it be something physical.
[he's absolutely not trading anything mental, just to get his physicality back. his mind is much more important to him]
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[he's absolutely not trading anything mental, just to get his physicality back. his mind is much more important to him]