[He doesn't interrupt her, letting her get through the entirety of the explanation. He can't be of much help without the whole picture. Inwardly, he winces a bit at the concept of the man dependent on it through something he did to himself.
He can relate, even if he doesn't want to.
But it's one particular turn of phrasing that catches the lion's share of his attention and holds it.]
Could kill him, but he doesn't know? He hasn't tried to do without?
It seems to me that if anywhere is low risk for such a venture it's here. If it kills him, he comes back. You both then know for certain that's the consequence and can proceed from there. Why is he not willing to take the risk?
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He can relate, even if he doesn't want to.
But it's one particular turn of phrasing that catches the lion's share of his attention and holds it.]
Could kill him, but he doesn't know? He hasn't tried to do without?
It seems to me that if anywhere is low risk for such a venture it's here. If it kills him, he comes back. You both then know for certain that's the consequence and can proceed from there. Why is he not willing to take the risk?