[he's not sure he knows how to explain it either. maybe he does - but that seems existentially problematic. it's not that he wants to lie to her about the whole mirror thing, it's more that...he doesn't want it to be true. that this is only part of what Dil contacted them about. that he's not real, otherwise.
maybe it's not a lie. or if it is, maybe a lie to prove you exist, to prove you're real, is worth something. besides, in that case, you're lying to yourself more than you're lying to anyone else.]
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[he's not sure he knows how to explain it either. maybe he does - but that seems existentially problematic. it's not that he wants to lie to her about the whole mirror thing, it's more that...he doesn't want it to be true. that this is only part of what Dil contacted them about. that he's not real, otherwise.
maybe it's not a lie. or if it is, maybe a lie to prove you exist, to prove you're real, is worth something. besides, in that case, you're lying to yourself more than you're lying to anyone else.]
I don't know how to explain it.