"Oh, he was smol," he says, nodding as if that makes any sense at all. Because that makes a lot of sense. "Yeah, that is not expected but it's not unreasonable I suppose."

He says it like it just makes a ton of sense to him.

"Exposure therapy. It's where you get used to something you're afraid of or were hurt by through being around it. Then it hurts less."

Careful in the gate? Man, he doesn't know Tommy at all.

"Billy, I'm going to help you out here. By dealing with whatever would dare to hurt you. That's what friends do. Not just heroes. Friends."