[ There's another pause as he considers what to say. A few things have occupied his mind since his arrival here, and most of them were personal. It felt inappropriate to burden another with his personal problems, but... ]

The staff at the music studio require my advice for their operations. Other than that, I have been looking into the nightmare phenomenon here. That has taken up most of my free time.

[ It's not just curiosity - it's personal. Nightmares have often been his accompaniment. ]