'I know now. I didn't then, and that's what you were asking about.'

She may force his head back, but she can't force him to meet her eyes.

'Of course I didn't know you hadn't forgotten your life before. To me, that place is life. Why would I walk around wondering if people have forgotten reality yet?'

He takes a deep breath, because he can feel himself spiralling the hole again. He doesn't want to get sucked in there. Bad enough he falls in when he tries to sleep. He's been trying to stay out of it during daylight hours, and talking like this isn't helping.