>>211447996Yes he is reciting Pale Fire, but it's not "just" that. Just reciting Pale Fire is his baseline, then they throw emotionally stimulating questions at him right after and his response is compared to his baseline.
Before having to recite 'cells', they'd ask "when you're not performing your duties do they keep you in a little box" in direct relation to the word 'cells'. Before having to recite 'interlinked', they'd ask "what's it like to hold the hand of someone you love" in direct relation to the word 'interlinked' etc