So that's how it was. Akechi doesn't question his word for a moment, just rubs Ren's shoulder trying to soothe him.

"Yes. It was the same for me. I left on April 1st, but the date here when I arrived, by my phone, was September 6th." He remembers the dates so precisely that it's haunting. "So I've been here quite a while. It's one of the tricks this place has. Like so many of them, it can be disorienting."

Something about the way he says that last part is grittier, somehow. Something here has disoriented him.