Yeah, she's not really fooling Artemy. But he's keeping his distance, for now, he knows the look of someone who's trying to keep it together. Perhaps the kinder thing is to let Fever think that she has him fooled.

"I think philosophers could argue for decades about that very question." Artemy says, "I suppose you're the only one who can decide that, if we're talking about soothing your own wounds. Only you can be satisfied with the result."