[ He doesn't really want to focus on himself that much. He's kind of tired of focusing on himself, he feels like a bundle of open nerves - or more like... magnesium, in the air and paying too much attention to them just nicks and scratches at them until he's overexposed and spontaneously ignites in the scrutiny. So when he shakes his head, it's as much about attempting to clear it as it is disagreeing with her assessment. He doesn't need to pay any more attention to himself than he can't help as it is. ]

I'll be fine. I'm always fine, I told you - it cycles. It goes away. It'll still go away. [ And it's as much about convincing himself as anything else.

Right now, he's not so sure about doing it later. That was a little more than he was prepared for. But then, it would have been more than he was prepared for no matter what, if only for the simple reason that he's his lack of preparedness that causes the problem at all. ] Yeah, it'll be - it's good. It's just... Yeah. A lot. Fine. Anything comes up in the next half hour, I'm just gonna sort of hide behind you, you can use the suit okay - J, she can use the suit, override whatever it was. Kindergarten protocol.