It is natural, of course, to wish for continuous confirmation with one's own senses that a loved one is well. As it is to wish for their company, especially in such trying times.
[Shakes his head a little.] I admit, keeping people unconscious in the hospital in such a manner... it seems particularly incomprehensible to me. [If they're all here to be this world's toys, why put some out of commission?] But perhaps that is simply because I am relatively new to this world's antics.