[some tension drains out of those aggressively arched shoulders; she didn't know anything new, she just got -- scared. he probably told her about what it was like, down there]

[shortly (he still doesn't have time for her hope, but he won't bash his head against it until they're both bleeding, like stupid fucking Heine would)]

He's from real deep. He don't know about the City, even. He don't know nothin' else but dyin'. It's --

[A MOTHERFUCKING SLAUGHTERHOUSE]

-- worst, down there. I told ya already.