No. No, you don't get used to it. That's probably true, but Sonny's still hoping that he'll manage to create some sense of normality while he's here. Hopefully, that's not for very long. Hopefully he'll find his way back home soon. But Cougar had said sixth months. That's a long time to be gone.

"It can take your mind?" Sonny echoes, and he sounds disbelieving. This man is friendly enough, but Sonny's beginning to think he might be a little bit crazy. "'It' as in this place? The village?"

He's pretty sure villages can't do that.