[What a weird positive feedback loop... He just hopes that his future suffering won't create the opposite.]

Well, there's only so much I'm going to be able to do, if I've heard right—illusions, minor lucky trinkets, things like that. And it'll be a good distraction for me. I don't think I can deal with a lot of free time, right now.

[Even if he can't use it, he's always had an inclination towards the theoretical, and learning about what kind of things are possible certainly can't hurt.]

So yeah, I'd like to help if I can.