[… That does explain a lot, actually. Being grounded is just one of those things a kid needs to thrive in life. But he will just leave that be and instead quickly wander after her, because he too would prefer to not be rediscovered as a liar immediately after leaving the diner.]

Hey, you don’t know that I’d be in more than one piece.

[He could kick you butt, you know.]

… We could do that, though. Maybe we should have some kind of… I don’t know. A game night, or movie night. Something he could do that isn’t just… catastrophizing or distrusting everything in life.