I try not to, mostly. Sometimes I go along with it when I'm talking to either of them because it's the only way I can seem to get through to them, but I try not to do this too much. I'm worried it'll just drive them deeper into fantasy land. I usually can't stick with it for long anyway; I'm not really that good at lying.
[maybe there's some truth in that, because he almost busts up laughing right there at the ridiculous shit coming out of his mouth; he bites down hard on the inside of his cheek to keep from even smiling, scratching at some spot on the side of his neck hidden by hair.]
I'm sure there's a better way that I just haven't thought of yet, but I'm not that imaginative either I guess. This is what works, even if it doesn't work that well, y'know?
[He pauses for a moment, thinking.]
Our Mother is sick Herself, and between that and dealing with these two, I don't have a lot of time to think of new methods.