[He takes the cigarette back to finish it off, then flicks the butt to the ground and stuffs his hands in his pockets.]

Oh, I dunno. That coulda been real bad. I don't think a canyon's a place to be caught in one a' those, we woulda been blown up into the sky with all the rest of that shit. Mighta met the stars.

[Which is nowhere near as romantic as it sounds.]

Don't apologize. We're here, not hurt, not extra-dead, so it worked out just fine. Life ain't always fun but we make it through so we can have the good times, right?