"No, because they do mean something. Something like this has never happened before. You're different. You shouldn't exist in my head, but you do. Explain that to me. None of that 'know it when we're awake' crap."

He's definitely being more forceful this time, and it's on purpose. Tate really doesn't want to let her have her way -- especially since she's being so annoying about the whole situation. If what she was saying was true, and there were others out there, he was hoping there were others that had better conversational skills. Not like he was one of them, but it would be more useful to get information from someone who was willing to give it. Powerplay. He hated this part.