"Mm." Hojo nodded again. "Something about taking powerful people and figuring out how to use them for some unknown end, I assume? It would make sense, but as you noticed it would give me no reason to be here, at least as a patient. Besies, it's a bit too conspiracy theorist for me. In any case, yes, the how is far more immediately pressing, and probably the easier question to answer."

He was talking more than he usually did, which was interesting. He didn't move to stop himself; why bother, when he wasn't saying anything incriminating or incendiary? It seemed conversation had been at least a satisfactory decision. "I wouldn't ask you to, but I wouldn't stop you if you started," the scientist said, sounding amused. "It would probably get you sedated, though, which I doubt would be very productive considering it's approaching evening."