[OMG don't hump his hand he will die!! Just deal with aggressive pets. A lot of pets... and maybe carrots...]
Then I'm not doing it, either.
[Because clearly he has a choice in this... He does understand that it's not something he gets to decide; of course he knows that. But what does he have to gain from admitting it? It will happen, or it won't. If it's out of his hands regardless, he may as well practice his own stubborn kind of would-be optimism.]
... And if I do, I'll deal with it. It's not like I can't even handle that much.
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Then I'm not doing it, either.
[Because clearly he has a choice in this...
He does understand that it's not something he gets to decide; of course he knows that. But what does he have to gain from admitting it? It will happen, or it won't. If it's out of his hands regardless, he may as well practice his own stubborn kind of would-be optimism.]
... And if I do, I'll deal with it. It's not like I can't even handle that much.