John has to laugh at that and he nods, looking at Daniel in amusement. "My mother used to joke that if you cursed loud enough when you stubbed your toe, all the pain would come out your mouth with the word. I think I was eight the first time she told me that and I took it as an excuse to shout damn every time I could."

He hadn't been very creative even as a child. Damn had been the worst curse word he was capable of thinking of at the time.

He takes the aspirin and water with a smile, downing a few of the caplets and then sitting with the water glass resting gently against his uninjured thigh. "Strange how memories like that come back at times like this."