So you did miss the speech. [Unconscious on the floor as he was. Picking up the pace again, Akechi recites it all from memory, with flawless disdain, decent comic timing, and more than a little of Igor's inflection.]

"This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter. If you have any concerns about the world from which you've come, you can rest assured that you're not truly absent while you stay here. Still, you should use your time wisely, and form bonds with the others you find in a similar situation to yourself, as you never know where they might lead you. So please, feel free to explore."

[Absolutely sickening; his opinion hasn't shifted.]

Try not to splash me if you need to vomit.