[He doesn't want it. He doesn't want any of this, any sympathy or pity or assistance or anything like it.
But he's trapped. He doesn't respond, can't respond. What would he even say? Nothing he's said has worked, and he can't trust himself to phrase anything well when he's this upset.]
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But he's trapped. He doesn't respond, can't respond. What would he even say? Nothing he's said has worked, and he can't trust himself to phrase anything well when he's this upset.]