I took some painkillers before we came down here.

[Well. Sort of. It's not entirely a lie?]

I should be able to function just fine either way. It's not like we're going to have a choice if it comes down to a battle...

[Which is really just a matter of when, not if. And Brain doesn't need to know the details anyway if he's already fretting! It isn't like this is going to be getting any better...]