I have some mints stowed away in here.

It's cheating, on some level, but Walter really doesn't want to drink more right now.

As for the question - on the one hand, Russell hasn't been banging on the door asking if he's all right by now. On the other, objectively analyzing himself as best he can, he doesn't feel okay talking just yet.

... But maybe he should ground his reality as more than just text, some words on a screen or thoughts in the abstract.

I can do voice.