Don't push yourself on my account. I'm not concerned unless you forget me when I get back.
[As memory gaps go, forgetting someone who isn't around is of less concern to him than the forgetting things mid-conversation. Weirdly, he's touched that his presence had enough of an impact that realizing he wasn't there would have troubled Sparrow enough that his disappearance was erased.]
That was my impression as well, yes. He's in a sorry state. I had reason to be concerned based on what you had told me before, but it was more severe than I expected.
I admit, I'm afraid I may have contributed. It seems that it had never occurred to him that prolonged psychological isolation can be considered equivalent to torture.
[He pauses there, mostly to be sure that Sparrow can even respond to that idea.]
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[As memory gaps go, forgetting someone who isn't around is of less concern to him than the forgetting things mid-conversation. Weirdly, he's touched that his presence had enough of an impact that realizing he wasn't there would have troubled Sparrow enough that his disappearance was erased.]
That was my impression as well, yes. He's in a sorry state. I had reason to be concerned based on what you had told me before, but it was more severe than I expected.
I admit, I'm afraid I may have contributed. It seems that it had never occurred to him that prolonged psychological isolation can be considered equivalent to torture.
[He pauses there, mostly to be sure that Sparrow can even respond to that idea.]