Heres a similar thing.
Yesterday I called one of my lawyers who was assinged to help me through Legal Aid reapply for my denied disability claim.
I asked him a what if question.
He was really rude he said If I want to talk to him about hypothetical ideas I can pay himnfor his time.
I finally said how much can I make ,is it measured monthly or yearly before I lose it?
He gave me a straight answer finally.
Doesnt he understand the very thing I'm getting his help to accomplish affects my ability to explain myself to him?