[ tony wonders if he would be the same. he doesn’t think so—as a mu, he knows how powerful the mind can be, but that doesn’t mean his heart is stronger. given the chance to see his grandpa, or even his mother, again… he might buy into the lie. he inevitably thinks about the shard, and how it’s ironically only hope that allows him to believe it’s jomy. ]

You’re smarter than that.

[ there’s some mild defensiveness there, like a kid insisting on the power of a friend when an adult has come to question them. ]

So don’t do anything stupid, like running off and getting yourself killed. This world seems pretty dangerous compared to some of those others.