"Really?" Grenn was quite unable to articulate anything else but that, the word encompassing her incredulity. Grenn grimaced and sighed. She'd used up too much energy in that outburst, and felt quite hollow from being so thwarted at fully expressing it.

"If you want to be philosophical about it... I'd argue anything forcefully taken, anything not naturally lost, is integral to us as people. They've basically taken bits of your personality, your brain, out? That's not something to be 'riled up' about?" There was no heat left in her voice as she spoke, however. She was tired now.