If he had more freedom of movement then he would have shrugged at that question about extremes, but there was some irony to it. "I don't know, what I do on a daily basis is considered to be pretty extreme. And I've had plenty of what you can consider close calls, but I'm not actively trying to test and see if I can avoid ending myself."
There was every indication that he enjoyed a good fight, it may not be possible to glean it from his response in the moment, but his demeanor when in the field and as the Cobra certainly suggested a deep seated enjoyment of violence. And perhaps ironically, that persona was likely the most uncensored representation of true self he had hidden in public life.
What could best be described as shanties were starting to protrude from the horizon that had seemingly only played host to an indefinite stretch of dirt. Almost as if the structures had simply come into existence spontaneously rather than always having been there.