Monsters that were bothering Max and get violent at night -- it all sounded like it had to do with the mutated creatures that wandered the halls, and yet it didn't quite make sense at the same time. Especially since they weren't supposed to be around at all during the day and Max was talking about being "lucid."

Peter hadn't really thought about it before, but it almost made sense. Most of them were perfectly sane, but when there was such a large variety of patients, it only stood to reason that a few here or there were really crazy. Which was a sad fact to realize, but at least he was trying to help now.

"Maybe I could drop by and see you tonight, then? They might not bother you as much if someone else is around. And I could clean your wounds up a little too." The scratches weren't all that bad, but there was nothing wrong with giving them a little extra care to prevent infection.