[ Counting rolls of bandages sounds terribly uninteresting and not comforting in the least, but, as she said, it would at least distracting. His forced expression fades somewhat, but he nods curtly with an affirmative hum. It's better than pacing a hole into the floor of that little room. ]

To put it lightly, yes. I... am still holding onto the hope that I'm having a very bad dream. [ beat. ] No offense intended, of course.