Borgmann thought for a moment.

"So why—"

"—So, then I left the chamber to go and find someone, but then it, like, got really weird. I felt like everything was slowing down the further I went, and I couldn't stop—couldn't stop thinking. But not in my normal way. It was like—"

"—like an internal monologue? A boring one?"

"Yeah, exactly! You felt it too! So obviously I backed away, which made it stop. After a little trial and error, well… Somehow, Lawbert's got something to do with it. If you stick close to him, it doesn't happen. He's like a reality anchor for whatever this is."