"And you're not LISTENING," David finally snaps. "I did push myself. Our world NEEDED it. But the train's done. I'm here. I live here and I'm making this damn well work. And I'm sleeping for a damn week after the dome stops. And then I'm getting laid. No clue with who, but I am going to get myself well and truly fucked until I can't walk. And then I'm spending a week surfing, probably with Diego if I can talk him into it because he was worried when I made a joke about it."

No, he's tired to being tired. He's fucking tired of the council. He just wants to live.

"First I've gotta get through this. So just get your ass back home when you're done, just so you can see that I'm taking a fucking break."