Ahhhh, tricky. Here he is, inevitably talking about their situation despite having tried so hard to avoid it. ...But he does love mysteries... Fine. he'll loosely touch upon the conversation for a moment or two.

"That was strange. No instructions, free reign... I wonder what he learned from it all. I would have asked, but I was otherwise occupied." By severe mental trauma. It's fine, he's fine. "Maybe next time?"