"Did it really take you this long to figure that out?" is the tired but humored reply. Tired but humored are two perfect descriptors for people who came from their situations back home—welcome to the family, or something. With that in mind, he slips out into the hallway, breathing a long, heavy breath.

"At first it was just... little things. Voices and seeing people that weren't there. Now I don't even know which of my conversations lately have been real... Can't even trust my own memory."

A pause. He scoffs, looking at the ground.

"... Not like that's a new thing."