It's best if she doesn't go roaming around in there. She might not end up being that lovely put together shapeshifter that she is. [ Which, is rather a serious and kind sentiment from him. He knows that his mind is not the place to go walking in around. Better just him to be the screwed up one and save someone else from the horror of it all. ]
I think dying here means the body is going to die. Which ultimately means you'd be plucking about until Judgement Day. But, I'd take my chances walking around in reality with my lungs hanging out of my god damn throat then sitting here twiddling my thumbs in a virtual construction.