[Whoever this is, there's something a little soothing about her calm equilibrium. It doesn't quite make Paul less unnerved by the concept that he's seeing mushrooms that may or may not exist, conventionally (and worse, that he didn't notice what he didn't notice, an unacceptable gap in self-awareness), but at least it reminds him to behave as if he is.]
That sounds about right. I suppose there's nothing we can do about it.
[He tries not to sound bitter. He tries not to sound angry. He tries, as much as he is able to try, to remember the point of this.]
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[Whoever this is, there's something a little soothing about her calm equilibrium. It doesn't quite make Paul less unnerved by the concept that he's seeing mushrooms that may or may not exist, conventionally (and worse, that he didn't notice what he didn't notice, an unacceptable gap in self-awareness), but at least it reminds him to behave as if he is.]
That sounds about right. I suppose there's nothing we can do about it.
[He tries not to sound bitter. He tries not to sound angry. He tries, as much as he is able to try, to remember the point of this.]
So we shouldn't worry too much.