"I can spare you that stroke now, if you'll actually listen," Foster replies, but without any real hope of a positive response. People--all kinds, human and other--have an instinctive revulsion to the concept, a sort of natural fear of the disgusting that manifests as denial. He knows that.

But he also resents it.

"Do you want your sheep?"

He's not done here, Tim.

You should really straighten out your priorities.