It's almost as if there are two separate realities in my mind, but it can't seem to decide which one is real-- But, that's just silly, isn't it, Nashton?

[He pauses. You best believe he's taking notes on this.] We never knew each other as children. We most likely grew up in entirely different areas of the country. [The inflections on the end of the sentences make them seem more like questions than statements, ones he's most likely asking himself.]