The Balladeer shrugs. "I know dying does it, but you don't want to try that." It'd be an overreaction to such a benign dream. Even in the worst ones, he'd prefer to stick around in them as long as possible if the other option is death.

"You're better off just waiting to wake up on your own. It'll happen eventually." He hates to crush Wheatley's hopes, but that's just the way it is. He'll have to get used to it, being here.