[logically, he knows finn is going to shoot him down. because that's all he's been doing. brick wall. he's numbed himself to the impact of throwing himself against said brick wall for the most part. that makes it easier for him to just ... keep trying. over and over. indefinitely.

he racks his brain for something else. anything else he could do to help finn. to make things seem a little more real, to ground him in reality. there's not much he can do besides keep telling him that "this is real" over and over.

there is one thing. he has one other idea and it's A Lot. to him personally, at least. finn probably wouldn't pick up on it, but ...

well, some part of him knew he was always going to end up doing this anyway.]

What if I gave you something? That you could use to remind yourself that you're here. You could use it to ground yourself, you know? Let me just ...

[he takes his hand back (reluctantly) so he can use both his hands to take something off from around his neck. a simple silver chain, with a ring hooked through it. when he's done, he holds it out to finn.]

You could just ... touch it or something. If you feel like you're losing grip of things. I dunno how much it'll help, but ...