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[jungian]

(( He reaches out and gently takes Conor's hands in his. He looks from them, to the boy's face. ))

What am I seeing?

(( They're not a point where he can tell Conor it's not real, it's just a memory. That might cause him to question too much. ))

[comminuted]

[Taking his hands is the right move - it breaks the illusion just enough to confuse Conor back to the present yet again. If Daniel's hands don't get bloody when he touches Conor's, then...

He clings to Daniel's hands as if for dear life.]

I'm not there anymore. I'm not there anymore. I'm not there anymore.

[jungian]

(( Daniel learned very early in his career that it's best to avoid the words 'it's not real.' To someone hallucinating, to someone in the midst of a delusion, it's very real. And even if the circumstances aren't, their emotional reactions are. addressing the present distress always works better than trying to convince them it isn't real. ))

That's right. You're not there. You're in the hospital, do you remember?

[comminuted]

[He remembers. His breath starts to slow back to a more natural pace. The room returns around him.

He looks down at his lap again, at the mound of tissue pieces. This time his memory stretches further, deeper.]

Yes. [First he answers Daniel. Then, indicating the tissue scraps:] Nervous habit. I think.