He relaxes. This is a seriously a big relief - no pun intended - off his mind.

"I certainly hope you're right about that one. I told Guide when I got my medical intake," he said, mental snigger of 'Mister Stringy Fish Face' in relation to the Wraith, "I may be insanely reckless, but I'm not stupid."

There's a pause. "Also, mum would kill me if I went and knocked myself into a coma somewhere in another reality."

This time there's no image of bloody destruction in his mind. It's a joke here.