It would be impossible to tell without an expert in the field, and Fox felt a pang of loss. Lyta... If she was here she would have been able to offer insight into the situation. Fox forced himself to eat some of his food, considering what they could do about the matter.

"Without memories, though... what are we? There's nothing worse than losing yourself, losing your identities," And that was what Landel was trying to take away here. Maybe death was preferable to being brainwashed. "I guess you're right, there's nothing we can do about it now but keep going." Although Fox was tempted to write down something in a journal to give it to Snake, in case he disappeared and then came back. Then again, perhaps it was better to not know. For all Fox knew, this wasn't the first time he'd been here.

No one had recognized him among the patients that had been here longer, but that wasn't necessarily proof that this was his first visit.