There it was again. One of River's vague references to whatever it was they were doing to him in there. The clearest answer any of them had gotten was 'They're hurting him,' which was not optimal, to be sure, but didn't really explain a lot. Except, when she said it to Simon his face had gone paler than usual, and he had thrown himself into the planning like nothing he'd ever seen.
-- Growing Up by elvenbookwyrm