[If only he could assure her that it doesn't happen to everyone. If only the numbers dictated that was possible. But this has been happening for months before he got here, and the schedule doesn't lie. But he can't bring himself to outright shoot her down, either, and flat-out tell her "No, this is how it is". She's already miserable. Why make it worse?]

You can be prepared for it. [This is a more hopeful and helpful topic.] It helps if you have someone else around to keep an eye on you. Things get kind of painful and you never know when you might need... [He forces himself to finish his thought] medical help or something.

[Having a buddy will also prevent you from being stuck in a wall for three hours, or doing weird stuff like wandering out into the snow in the middle of the night.]

If you want, I can ask Ginko to come over. He helped me when I was changing.