[He pauses for a moment. That was odd. She'd usually respond a lot quicker. She needed to think out "do tell"? Okay. Whatever.]

So I dreamed this kid I knew told me I had to sacrifice myself, or everything was going to be destroyed. It was like, the cheesiest, stupidest attempt to get someone to fall for self-sacrifice ever.

[And he fell for it. Hook, line, and sinker.]