[ she could have guessed that suggestion - honestly, she was mostly helping to change the subject. that's what she does: doesn't want him to hurt others or himself and does her best to convince him all the ways she knows how. and this is what he does. deflects. because they both know what he feels about expectations and inevitabilities.
(she remembers saying they have to try. is this trying? what is?)
still, she cocks her head and gives him a ~look. he is not original. and truthfully, she hadn't considered it would keep multiplying. oops. ] I guess I hadn't thought about it.