"It ain't easy to swallow," Reno admitted. "I didn't wanna see anybody livin' the same sorta life I live. But at the very least, her reason for doin' what she does seems less... Less stupid than mine. We don't gotta like it, Romeo. It's not our life, zoto."

He flicked an imaginary speck of dust off of his jacket sleeve.

"It's a hard choice. A scary one. S'gonna linger on the heads of everyone she touches- the 'what if,' I mean. S'why I agreed to go out there with her, man. At least if I do, maybe there'll be that much to keep the worst from happenin'." He shrugged. "I think she believes she's doin' the right thing."