[ It's nice to get something positive in response to one of his guesses. He'd spent far too long with Sherlock, apparently. ]

I'd noticed the pattern when we had more children here. Every one of them seemed to adapt to this situation far better than you'd expect. They were all very active in figuring out the mystery of this place, too. All of us are accustomed to pushing through until we find the answer. And most of us are used to being exceptional in some way or another.

That this place neutralizes our 'anomalous states' seems particularly cruel.

[ Even if it kind of worked out better for him. ]