Aha, success. It's a bit of a roundabout way of dissipating the magic, but by now, he's come to learn a few tricks to maneuvering Even into slightly healthier behavior. "You always have work to do, Even. You always will. And you'll always have a body that needs to be taken care of, too; that doesn't mean you should stop working entirely, or stop eating and sleeping entirely."

Step one, to force a break in the cycle, and an acknowledgment of the issue. Step two, to make it stop being an either-or proposition. Step three, to persuade him, or at least make giving in tolerable..... "I'll take dictation for you, if you'd like."