The admission forced Lunge to look up then, surprise breaching the surface of his expression for a split second as he took it in. "Your roommate?" Javert had never been the open, friendly sort, of course, but surely... no, there was no point in lingering on that detail. Dinners were often awkward, silent affairs. He himself had only just started talking to Dent in any serious capacity, after all.

He shook his head slightly, putting the matter to one side. "At any rate- it isn't necessarily a psychotic break. What they do to you isn't restricted to ordinary torture; it's pitched as scientific experimentation." He stared knowingly at Badd, eyes bright and alert against the calm monotone of his voice. "His mind could have been physically altered to make him more susceptible to hallucinations." He paused. "If you'd like the rest of his case notes, I have them memorised."