[Trying to focus on holding a conversation at least gives him something somewhat distracting from pain.]
How can you possibly... understand what - ngh...
[What my reasons are, he wants to say. Give him a bit, he'll get the rest of that sentence out, or just work out where he's going with that and spare him the effort.]
no subject
How can you possibly... understand what - ngh...
[What my reasons are, he wants to say. Give him a bit, he'll get the rest of that sentence out, or just work out where he's going with that and spare him the effort.]