“It’s fear that makes us lose our conscience. It’s also what transforms us into cowards.”

When she stumbles back into the apartment that night, Niko takes one look at her and says, "Oh, you fucked up." "It's fine!" August says, shouldering past him toward the fridge.  "You are projecting so many feelings right now, I can't believe your skin's still on." "I'm repressing it!" She yanks a carton of leftover sesame chicken out and pops the top, shoveling it into her mouth cold. "Let me repress it!" "I can see how you would think that is what you're doing.," he says, sounding genuinely sorry for her.