Is this wha' growin' up is?!

[ She can't help shouting. Hopefully the tears coming from her eyes are enough to clue him in that she's not mad at him. ]

S'gettin' punched an' punched an' punched an' punched until ya can't take it any more an' ya roll over an' die?! Tha's wha' all th'fuss is abou'?

I fuckin' hate this, Pokey! I... I don' just wanna be th'only constant in my life! [ She holds up her soul gem, a snarling and blackening mess. ] Mebbe I should just end it.