You might be surprised. Once, I was dead for two and a half months and still came back. Though it's also true that I could be the one in for a surprise.

[A shake of his head.]

The first part will be true but I would do my best to see that they don't get hurt because of me. Besides, we'd totally be fighting over who took the mortal blow.

[He doesn't really have a reason to not be talking to her like this. Some people are just calm about the whole subject of death.]