"If something goes wrong, Mal, I promise it's not gonna be on your end." The liklihood of him chasing one of Carolina's rabbits- just so he can feel her again after all this time- that's the bigger risk. He just has to hope that the temptation, the reality of a live mind melding with his will be enough to quiet the part of him that clings to the ghost of her.

He's pretty sure it'll work out.

Eighty percent sure.

Okay that's being kind, fifty percent's more accurate.

"Porn and pizza recipes, man. And pop culture facts." He grins, waiting for the neural gel to start pumping.