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Daniel smiled at the new friend. He was mostly glad he didn't cause an unsightly commotion, but also appreciated the kindness and patience of this fellow patient. "I'll look around the garden with you," He answered the man's offer, "But you don't have to show me around. I've been here before. I actually quite like it, you know, when I'm not being overly paranoid about everything. But I'll walk with you." He said, trying to be friendly. He's actually been at this hospital for a couple years now, though his progress has seemed to have taken a stand still for most of it. "If you want spinach," He said, responding to the man's second comment, "I'm sure they have some in the kitchen. I'm not sure if those type of plants would fit in with the rest of the plants." He said, still trying to sound kind.

"I don't believe we've been properly introduced." Daniel told him, realizing he didn't know this man's name. He held out his hand as he prepared his introduction. "My name's Daniel." He told him. "David." He said, correcting himself. "Darwin?" He guessed again, doubting himself. He pulled his hand back and used it to rub his forehead as he scrunched his eyes, trying to remember. "What was it?" His eyes started to become moist, as Daniel began to face the realization that this small piece of his identity was lost to him. Panicking, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a wallet and looked inside at his driver's license, which he still kept around just for this purpose. "Daniel." He said with a sigh of relief. "My name is Daniel. That was my first guess." He looked up at his new friend. "That was rather embarrassing." He told him. "Hopefully that doesn't happen to you."