[That gets a short, sharp burst of laughter from him before he settles again, and he's still grinning when he responds.]

It would be a rather pathetic way to go after everything you've been through, ja?

[It's a little easier to address the second part now that Alexei's settled him, however, and he nods at that.]

We have. I would say we all need a nice, long break at this point, but I don't think a single one of us could manage that without going crazy.

[...]

...Crazier.