"You're not a subject. I can't make you into one, that doesn't— it's not how it works." Only people who have experienced natural near-death can repeat the process reliably. Forcing it on someone, for reasons undiscernible, provides comparatively poor results. Leon made that discovery before bringing Hap into the fold, thank God.

That's likely to be horrifying to hear but hopefully she's as relieved that he has no intention of killing her. "So, you can't stay with them. And if you stay here, with me, I can't keep doing it the way I've been doing it." It's inconvenient and tawdry. "I think it would be better for both of us if you could look after yourself, insofar as that's feasible.

"Don't you?"