Very, very carefully, with an arm that shakes so much he misses his target a few times, Dave reaches up to feel first the scar that Gamzee has reopened on his neck - that'll undoubtedly deepen the scar, raising even more bumpy tissue on his neck, but Dave can't quite bring himself to care - and then the dried blood caked onto his earlobe. He can't tell if the puncture wound is still there or if his God Tier powers have already healed it - and he also can't really decide which option sounds better.

"Gonna have to find something for me to wear in this, if you want it to stay open," he says, his voice harsh and rasping from all the screaming he's done in the past...however long it's been since they ended up here.