Ashton's theory had some merit, or so Raiden would have liked to think. It still felt like he had been on that mission, even if it hadn't actually happened, and the some of the people he had met during his time on Big Shell might be considered 'friends.'

It wasn't really that simple, though, and friend didn't seem like the right word for it, anyway. He couldn't see himself getting too friendly with his fellow mental patients, but maybe he was just being negative. He wouldn't be surprised if his doctors ordered him to socialize more.

At the mention of lies, Raiden felt himself detracting from the conversation again. He was fine with believing what he was being told by the nurses at this point, and he didn't need one of the patients throwing another variable in. As for nightshift and going outside, he didn't know what that was all about. "What do you mean?"