I get that #'s are for breaks in stories - usually marking the passage of time or a transition to a different focus - but I'm wondering if I should use it in this instance: Basically a character needs to explain something to another that the audience already knows. I'm wondering whether or not I need the break. I've seen them used in this way, but I think it would be better in this instance not to use one. Thoughts?
I personally don't see a need for the break. I've read plenty of situations like this where it flows smoothly as the narrator brushes over some lengthy description of known events.