"That's the gist of it." His boots slide gently on the gravely incline, though it isn't enough to make him lose his footing. "But getting shot in the face still hurts like a real bastard regardless of whether or not you wake up later, so I wouldn't exactly recommend it either."

Not that he's any experience with dying on a mission (though with the Aristeas tech? Yeah, he's plenty versed on that end of things). But given that most returns are either triggered by a timer going out or a remote trigger, his bet is that no one would be quick enough to keep their asses completely out of the fire.

"Why - you're not planning to screw us over, are you?"