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"I mean you're not wrong to be scared, but no matter what happens, there's always things you can decide that make things better. It's never too late to fix things, especially when you have all the time in the world."

"Hmmmmm. I think that's the hard part but maybe try predicting the most immediate consequence and nothing else. Think about it, but don't over think it...Did this ever happen before - if you don't mind me asking... Are you afraid because something like this happened to you?"

"No no no, these are based on your preferences. Basically all decisions are based on your preferences, besides the ones pertaining to the law, but even then, you could chose to go rogue - there would just be consequences. Every decision has a consequence; not like a punishment, but like an...

"So did you like it or...?"

"Instrumental? But like, which kind - Rock? Pop? Jazz?"

"Good! What about music? What types of music do you like?"

"Some famous philosopher. But look at you, you're doing amazing!"

"Woah. Well okay, how about this one. The three people are all hardened criminals and the single person is a regular civilian."

"Ok. This time the one person is your mother, and the three people are still random people."

"Well, in the first scenario, they're all random people."

Jack tried to remember the scenario. "Have you ever heard of the Trolley problem? It's the one where there's a hypothetical trolley that's gone rogue and you're the conductor. You can't brake, but you can turn the trolley a different route. There are two routes, one of them has only one person...

"See? You're getting the hang of this. All you need to know is what you like or what you want, then you're all set. Are you ready for something a little harder?"

"It's just a hypothetical question. It's just which one you would prefer and why."

"You're not a baby. Nina would be jealous. It's a good start. Maybe this would be more fun if this were a game...like would you rather. Would you rather wear your clothes inside out, or backwards? Then explain why."

"How about a color?" Jack asked, trying to divert her train of self-destructive thought.

"...Anything else?"

"Well, since you're probably advanced past making decisions for survival, more complex decisions come from your preferences and personality. Do you know what you want or what you like?"

"Okay, so where do you think you struggle the most; making decisions, intuition, perception?"

"I promise as soon as you can hold your own, I'll be on my way."

"I mean, it shouldn't be hard. Babies learn metacognizance all the time." Jack knew from experience, flipping the pictures in his phone to a picture of Nina. "This is my niece, Nina, and she's great. Says stuff off the top of her head all the time."