"So they could be the part of his own mind that is crying for him to perhaps remember a forgotten accomplishment or injustice. Something he avoids for reasons that are his own. I wouldn't care to speculate on those motives, as I have not spoken with or analyzed the patient firsthand."

Dr. Hill gets up from his seat and begins to lazily pace the study, still in thought.

"What would you think if the figments were indeed given what they wanted, and you told the dreamer about the beings you saw? What if, even though the outcome may be unpleasant, it is fair? If these are ghosts of people he's wronged or just the memories of them, don't you think they deserve to have their voices heard? That the dreamer equally deserves to face his past and the skeletons he left forgotten there?"