Nic was silent for a long time before replying, "I don't know."

Laurel frowned a little, pulling away to get a look at his face, "Is that why... you had nightmares?" she asked quietly.

"... I don't know," Nic repeated, wondering why she had brought this up.

Laurel sighed a little, "Don't you think that's important to figure out?" she asked carefully.

"... Huh?" Nic asked, not following.

"You should figure out what made you so upset," Laurel repeated.

Nic still seemed confused.

"... Don't you want to know why you're upset?" Laurel asked quietly, "Then maybe you can stop yourself from getting upset the next time something happens."

Nic seemed to be having trouble following Laurel's logic. "I'm not upset," he told her.

"But you were... obviously... you punched a wall," Laurel replied.

"... I'm not upset now," Nic reiterated.

"But you were... so you should figure out why," Laurel tried again, "So it doesn't happen again."

Nic seemed to be having trouble connecting why the past would effect the future.

Laurel thought about it for a moment, "Okay... think about it this way," she said quietly, "Say... I was allergic to chocolate. I had a reaction when I ate chocolate but I didn't know it was the chocolate and I never bothered to figure out what it was. So I kept eating chocolate. Wouldn't that be bad?"

"... Do you?" Nic asked.

Laurel muttered something under her breath, "No!" she snapped.