Oh. Is that what it looks like? But he retained what she said, didn't he? So... maybe it wasn't a 'blank out' and what she said just stressed him out.

Someone more blunt might say 'they're just cognitions.' Clearly this is a topic that Sparrow holds quite dear, though.

Kasumi moves closer to the door. "I think if they had a problem with it, we'd know. We all have to live somewhere, and it's a big city. The cognitions all seem really happy, too, no matter what you say or do."

All the time. Never changing. It's... creepy.