[The humor is practically gone from Ash's voice now, and the effect on her is dramatic. Serious Ash is a very different beast than Amused Ash.]

Yup. All my life. Starting back before I was too young to know any better about what I was doing. The first time you come this close -- [Ash holds two claws so close together there's barely a hint of space between them] -- to killing a friend because you were just fucking around, that stuff sticks to you.