[ while getting beat around definitely isn't anything to be gladdened by, Abel's still glad to hear Kim hadn't come out of that chaos worse for the wear; some of their number had definitely gotten the shorter end of the stick far as that was concerned. ]

Oh-- about the same as you from the sound of it...! Nothing a good coma-like sleep and some decent food couldn't fix, though I'm not ashamed to say I'm extremely glad it's all behind us, to say the least.

[ he is no fan of violence, especially against those who he feels have been twisted against themselves. so many of the 'Kenoma' were the people they ate, slept, and bled beside for weeks in their trek to the ritual cavern - and watching their decline into a madness... it sets a pit in his stomach that hasn't gone away ever since.

but Abel is doing his best to chase away the shadows that threaten to hang over them in memory of that whole wretched endeavor. ]

...Do you mind if I ask you something a bit personal, Mr. Kim?