[It's second nature at this point in time, for better or worse.]

Tries. [Verbal, physical, everyone has their differences there.] What's your idea of trying, Ellie? Every word you say to him is another bullet in the gun, and if he pulls it on you or anyone you care about, he did it. Not you. But he can lay that blame, that it was your fault. That nudge. To do it again until it's all you can associate with him. Feed a fire in you, too—is that what you want?