[ Not this time, no. Her head amplified matters but didn't divine this particular sadness from thin air. ]

I'm having trouble holding out much hope that any of the fixes we're trying for my hibernation might work. Someone told me that thinking that way is hurting everyone around me because... [ how did he put it? ] I'm unmoved by all the efforts everyone is going to for me and it amounts to humoring you all, something like that. Essentially that my lack of hope is making this harder on everyone even though I try not to show it. [ Admittedly she does suck at hiding things but she's been pretty good about this one, because she does care about and value everyone's efforts. It means everything, even if those efforts don't amount to anything. ]