He can try to talk him down from this, but he's pretty sure that won't work. Historically, trying to get Jay to not do something only makes him more determined to do it. Talking over him and dodging the question provokes suspicion, sometimes violently. Treating him like he's someone with a plethora of undiagnosed and unacknowledged mental health issues just makes him pissed and more likely to deny it.
There's only one real answer to this, and unfortunately, it's not the easy one.
"It's...hard," says Tim, finally.
He's pretty terrible at being honest, he thinks.
"Even without..." He breathes out hard through his nose, has to regroup. "Look, I can say you're not alone here. These islands, they do things that - mess with your head sometimes. And it sucks. It'll make some things worse. But everyone else is living with it too, and we all just...learn to deal with it. Together."
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He can try to talk him down from this, but he's pretty sure that won't work. Historically, trying to get Jay to not do something only makes him more determined to do it. Talking over him and dodging the question provokes suspicion, sometimes violently. Treating him like he's someone with a plethora of undiagnosed and unacknowledged mental health issues just makes him pissed and more likely to deny it.
There's only one real answer to this, and unfortunately, it's not the easy one.
"It's...hard," says Tim, finally.
He's pretty terrible at being honest, he thinks.
"Even without..." He breathes out hard through his nose, has to regroup. "Look, I can say you're not alone here. These islands, they do things that - mess with your head sometimes. And it sucks. It'll make some things worse. But everyone else is living with it too, and we all just...learn to deal with it. Together."