The alone time is nice but the longer he stays, the more he's feeling like he should always be there... It's not a fun escape time anymore, he's starting to conflate it as the treatment he deserves. It will be interesting to see how Nurse Mantra will respond to this, very concerning mindset after the isolation to feel they deserve more isolation, rather than simply enjoy the guilty pleasure enjoyment he once was.
The alone time is nice but the longer he stays, the more he's feeling like he should always be there