No ... it never is. You never - you never quite get used to it.

[Despite how often you may lose those you love, even if it's more or less expected, it doesn't quite ever dull the sting of it, does it. Mello can tell Brennan is trying, honestly, trying to offer comfort and relate to him, and it's - it's unexpected. He's been nothing but awful to her, and he doesn't really deserve her kindness.]

I think ... this place is designed to cause us pain. I've been here a long time - not as long as Sharon, or a few of the others, but long enough to know what to expect. I should've expected this.