[ They're both doing that, to some degree - trying to convince themselves not to spiral further down that depressing trail of thought. Anders, at least, has the experience to recognize it, both from years spent healing the hopeless and many more like this, alone and out of sorts in another unfamiliar place. It's easy enough for him to shoulder aside his own distress, shrugging as he offers something tentatively approaching a joke. ]
You're a little more optimistic than I am. I was just going to suggest lying down and giving up.
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You're a little more optimistic than I am. I was just going to suggest lying down and giving up.