So I've been told. A friend of mine from home had actually been one of them, here before me.

[ Wait, "friend?" Augh, roll with it, backtracking now would just complicate things. ]

He's...shaken. And I don't blame him. But, his mind now is only as warped as it had been when last I saw him. [ Said with some lightheartedness, hoping to lighten the mood as much as he can. ]