[ If he learned to shut his mouth he wouldn't sabotage himself near as much. ]

About ten minutes...? No, more like thirty minutes after I woke up near that tree. A-and, more specifically—I was trying to, uh, undo my power. It's hard to explain, but I "exit" and "enter" someone's subconscious the same way. Using it on someone is kind of the same thing as canceling it.

... It made a lot more sense at the time.