Look, if you were gonna take the time to hurt, then make sure you hurt in a fun way. It's much easier to do that when you're not immobilized and almost dying for a month, and it's also much more fun to just shove down that pain until you're ready to face it.

"And in this case me---that is you--" she points at him, "is playing statue for some reason, but for some other reason the me that is you doesn't want to admit it, what's up with that, granny wants to know."