She has a very high threshold for pain, but even the change is done quickly. This will take some work.

She's glad for it.

"I told Ellie I don't like to read, so she gave me a comic book that I do like. It's about space. And B found out, so he came over with a stack of books that I really like so far. And then? I found one," a breath in, careful, slow. "Called The Stinky Cheeseman. Wanna hear it?"