"At least let me get that blood out of your face." Because vision is a groovy thing.

It takes Howard a few seconds longer than usual to figure out what Zouichi's saying, and a few seconds longer than that to actually respond. His mind's elsewhere. His mind's still dangling up there preparing to be tortured and hasn't yet caught up to his body.

"Didn't you hear, I won the package vacation deal with extra awful?"

Code: 'Okay enough to joke, thank jesus for your healing factor because you scared me there, man'.