[...goddamn, this is so far above his paygrade.]

And that's why we're going to light this horrifying thing on fire!

[This monstrosity just keeps getting weirder and weirder. But surely it'll be satisfying to watch it burn!!]

...I don't know how to help, and even if I did, I'm not sure you'd want it from me.

[It's nothing personal, they're just vastly different people who barely knew each other before this. Even now he's not sure how well they actually know each other.]

But I am quite good at providing distractions, and maybe that will at least quiet those thoughts for a little while.