Hmph. Doesn't mean you gotta coddle 'em. They gotta grow up sometime. [Never mind that Santa had coddled his baby sister for as many years as he could. The world was a tough place, and you got tougher to survive or you got dead.]

[He stood, testing his foot cautiously. See, it worked fine. It only hurt a little and he barely even winced when he put his weight on it

Yeah. I gotta share a room with someone. What's that bullshit about, huh? I thought we were supposed to be a big deal around here!