Reid could if he wanted to. He'd probably be good at it, you don't do the things he do without picking up a thing or two about deception. Would it make him feel better? No. It'd make him a liar and a fraud and even worse, if it worked he'd have it confirmed once and for all that the person he is wasn't worth anyone's time. That's not the discussion at hand, though. Not even close.
"Are we, though? Is this a better world, or are we just treating symptoms for a disease that won't go away? What is the fucking point of this, Jack? Even forgetting that we're- that we're here were we can't even do as much as we did back home, is it really better?"