Really? That's surprising. [Considering how often he hears people from Clay's time remark on how prudish Victorians all are. Scary.] They don't actually tell people you'll bleed out of your eyes, do they? Because that doesn't happen, even if you have a sexually transmitted disease.

[Not that those were any walk in the park either...especially syphilis. Yeesh. Still, it was good to know he wasn't alone in thinking that way. Enough that he'll reply lightly]

And I don't know about this not being cosmic- didn't you just describe this to feel like "the big bang"?