There is a longer period of quiet. Tony is curled up half on his side, shuddering periodically when it gets to be too much, which is often.

For some reason the thought his mind settles on is of doing this to Sherry. Enforced idleness plus enforced stimulation—he'd crack, and fast, probably much faster than Tony will, but if you timed it right he'd crack in the very very good way.

Probably about how Tony will.

He shudders again, but he's smiling.