[The smile drops from his face a little, because he can't really promise that he's not going to disappear. That does happen here, more frequently than it should, and he doesn't want to make promises he can't keep. There's a very real chance he'll be booted back home to the bottom of a frozen river to finish drowning (if impact with a rock or whatever hadn't cracked his skull like an egg) and Ben will be stuck here by himself.
Still, he can reassure him of one part of this.]
I'm not gonna disappear because I haven't been sleeping. That's not how it works here.
[ Spam ]
Still, he can reassure him of one part of this.]
I'm not gonna disappear because I haven't been sleeping. That's not how it works here.