"That's really sweet of you," she says, something gentle in her voice that isn't always there. "It's little to do with me bein' strong... more to do with the skin graft. Never had one of those before. At least I'm, y' know, gaining a new experience." She's also gaining frequent blood tests and dressing changes and painkillers. They were going to give her anti-anxiety medication to help with the potential onset of PTSD, then they took one look at the rest of her and decided (Victor thinks) that it wasn't necessary.