（ complicated question. cy gives him a considering look, settling back against the cushions, his expression just a little far away. ）

Hard to say. I don't think it would hurt in the sense that I'd want or need you to stop — I don't mind putting up with some discomfort if it benefits you, and I'm not exaggerating when I say there's an unfathomable amount of shit on tap here. Pillars of the world, right?

（ a bit of an absent-minded shrug. ）

Let's try it. I won't let you hurt me in a way that would wound you, okay?